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Patrick Santana

the life of Patrick Santana in words and pictures

  • 2020
    • 2020, the lost year
  • 2019
    • John A. stays with us for Christmas 2019
    • Yimby Town Hall
    • Jane, Ida and Jack come to San Diego for Jane’s birthday
    • Winning the Momentum Award, 2019
    • A day at Safari Park
    • Breeding some Monarch butterflies
    • Darryl’s Easter visit
    • Hike up Kumaay Peak
    • Catching up with Ira
    • Safe Bike Lanes on 30th Street
    • Rise Up Town election victory
    • Neighborhood walk with Rise Up Town
    • BikeSD meet up for coffee
    • Hillcrest Library opening
    • Anne visits San Diego
    • New Years out on the water with Darryl
  • 2018
    • Blacks Beach with Nick
    • San Diego Christmas 2018
    • Coronada winter bike ride with #NoSpandex crew
    • Holiday Joy Ride 2018
    • Thanksgiving 2018 with Matt & Darryl
    • Pacific Islander Festival with Darryl, Leroy & Antonio
    • Going to see FUN HOME musical
    • Seattle visit in winter
    • Anthony’s visit to San Diego
    • Uncle Manny’s 90th Birthday Celebration
    • Leroy’s birthday party
    • Mission Valley Hike
    • Top of the Bay
    • Scripps Aquarium
    • Ocean Beach sunset
    • Harbor Cruise
    • Sea World
    • Marston House tour
    • 3819 1st Ave – Move in photos
    • Last lunch in SF
    • Master bathroom remodel 2018
    • Darryl’s dad’s memorial/wake
    • Antonio’s Birthday
    • SS Pampanito and Museé Mechanique
    • Disneyworld and Kennedy Space Center
  • 2017
    • Christmas in San Diego
    • Xmas in Seattle, 2017
    • Holiday Cookie Party 2017
    • Will and Joanne visit SF, 2017
    • Las Vegas for Patrick’s birthday
    • Minigolf at McInnis Park
    • Marty Dunn party in Novato
    • Walt Disney Family Museum
    • Minigolf at Scandia
    • Uncle Steve and Aunt Jane’s (with Ian!)
    • March For Science, 2017
    • Honolulu April 2017
    • Stowe and Nina visit
    • Walter Street reborn
    • Antonio’s birthday bash
    • Mount Tam hike
    • Couchsurfin’ with Barak Tamam
    • Emily visit
    • Birthday boys at IHOP
    • Honolulu February 2017
    • Volunteering at the Magnet health clinic
  • 2016
    • Maui 2016
    • Thanksgiving 2016
    • Dogsitting Harry
    • Winter with Jax 2016
    • Chinese New Year Parade
    • Mike Butterworth and Scott visit SF
    • Visits from Ken and Ira
    • Copperopolis with the siblings
    • Liza’s birthday and more friends visit
    • Petaluma lunch with Lee and Darryl
    • Pride Brunch at Darryl’s
  • 2015
    • Ghirardelli Chocolate Fest
    • Holidays 2015
    • Thanksgiving and Darryl’s Birthday 2015
    • Bathroom construction, start to finish
    • Old friends visit SF
    • Atlantis Halloween Cruise
    • Seattle and Hood Canal
    • Croquet Tournament 2015
    • Mission Bowling
    • Darryl’s Pride Brunch
    • Daniel and Rafa’s Dyke March Party
    • Jax at the ocean
    • Spring family visits
    • Andrew B. Myers visits SF!
    • March Birthday Boys
    • Liza & Michael’s New Year soiree
  • 2014
    • Holiday Cookie Party!
    • Darryl’s birthday 41
    • Thanksgiving 2014 at Lee’s
    • Auntie Louise Memorial Party
    • Petaluma overnight at Lee’s
    • Labor Day BBQ
    • Copperopolis 2014
    • Tam’s Birthday Brunch
    • Ira’s “Love is Strange” screening
    • Anne & friends drop by
    • Pink Saturday 2014
    • A first time in Maui
    • Emily & Ariyeh visit Uncle Patrick
    • 50th Birthday Pizza
    • ‘Looking’ at my 50th birthday
    • Luke and Eun-ju visit
  • 2013
    • Christmas Party ’13
    • Darryl’s 40th Birthday
    • Thanksgiving
    • Bournemouth UK and Spain
    • Haas-Lillienthal House Tour
    • Mike, Mark, and Ilan visit
    • Roman’s month in SF
    • Liza’s birthday and Ira’s visit
    • Devron Wondercheck, in memory of a lost friend
    • Stacy’s art party and housewarming
    • Darryl’s bbq
    • A visit by Luke & Eun-Ju
    • Washington DC
    • Nevada City Easter
    • New England trip
    • House remodel
  • 2012
    • Christmas 2012
    • Thanksgiving at Lee’s
    • Lake Tahoe lullaby
    • HIV after ‘The Age of AIDS’
    • Wedding of Em + Josh
    • Sudz Laundrette photo shoot
    • Liza’s birthday
    • Truckee R&R
    • Grandma Evelyn’s memorial
    • Stinson Beach Birthday
    • Fort Funston Sunday walk
    • Downton Desserts
  • 2011
    • Dickens + Drawing
    • Thanksgiving
    • Kona Reef
    • Solo trip to Copper
    • Darryl’s brunch
    • Lunch with the uncle and aunt
    • Matthew and me in Copper
    • Exploring Portland
    • Sonoma County Fair
    • Tea time
    • 4th of July
    • Sr. T’aint on Pride
    • Pink Saturday
    • Memorial Day soiree
    • Reto comes to town
    • Sleepy dog Jax
    • Alice visits
  • 2010
    • Hawaii dreams
    • Darryl’s birthday
    • Thanksgiving
    • Luke in Copper
    • Burton & Tracie visit
    • Sister’s brunch
    • Dogwash
    • Alice visits SF
    • Troy’s birthday
    • Bothe-Napa camping
    • Matt’s birthday
    • Summer at Gram’s
    • Lee’s new house
  • 2009
    • Dickens Xmas Fair and Drawing on History opening
    • Jax and me at Duboce Park
    • Christmas party in Aptos
    • Darryl’s birthday at Ubuntu
    • Thanksgiving hike
    • Star Trek exhibit in San Jose
    • Montara Beach
    • New Orleans
    • Wakeboarding
    • Sunday Streets The Mission
    • Sibley Volcanic hike
    • Cataract Falls
    • Copperopolis with Luke
    • Minigolf!
    • Visiting the aunt and uncle
    • Alice in the Bay Area
    • Birthday bash
    • New flooring

Category: 2000

Posted on December 22, 2000March 14, 2014

Christmas ’00

Three generations together in Seattle.  Dec 22-27. 2000 Continue reading “Christmas ’00”

Posted on December 16, 2000March 21, 2014

Hearts action

Dec 16.  2000  –  Liza, Cole, Darryl, and I put our $100 hearts game kitty towards a donation to the SF Food Bank. After the hard fought cards (and pie, and M&Ms, and bean salad, and bagels…), we retired to Pedro and Scrabble with Burton. Easy money, cheesy “prizes”… Continue reading “Hearts action”

Posted on December 9, 2000March 21, 2014

Dana achieves Nirvana

Dec 9.  2000  –  …errr… at least he achieves the ripe old age of 31. Bruce, Mike, Matt, JC, Travis, Tim, Lee, Darryl, and I toast the TheOnlyRealBirthdayBoy. Continue reading “Dana achieves Nirvana”

Posted on December 6, 2000March 21, 2014

Presscheck with Paulette

Dec 6.  2000  –  Paulette and I meet John at Linotext for a close inspection of another lovely… Continue reading “Presscheck with Paulette”

Posted on October 31, 2000March 14, 2014

Halloween 2000

Out  with the girls on Castroween. Oct 31. 2000 Continue reading “Halloween 2000”

Posted on July 31, 2000July 2, 2015

The B-52s and The Go-Gos

Lee and I make a pilgrimmage back to the 1980s, both musically and gastronomically. The B-52s had some pep, but the crowd seemed quizzical. Lee and I were one of 7 gay people in the entire Shoreline Amphitheater. The bartender asked Lee if the Belinda Carlisle was looking “hot”. We ordered a pretzel and said yes. Continue reading “The B-52s and The Go-Gos”

Posted on July 9, 2000July 2, 2015

Aaron Plant’s Vacaville pool and pie fest

Relaxing in 103° F(un) heat, with Shane the Grillmaster, Aaron the ultra-deft host, and Aaron’s mom providing 3 pies and 2 cakes. No pics of the late night hot tubbing and skinnydips — but suffice it to say, no one had a problem floating after all that food and beer… Continue reading “Aaron Plant’s Vacaville pool and pie fest”

Posted on June 3, 2000July 2, 2015

AIDS Ride 2000

Nick, Ellen, and Glen get up at the crack of dawn for the SF start of the Ride.

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Posted on March 26, 2000July 2, 2015

Bahamas 2000, Day 9

Morning departures for Darrin and the Brians. Willamette Boys get a group shot. Walks, runs, rollerblading before departure. Airport hugs and we’re back in chill SF.

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Posted on March 25, 2000July 2, 2015

Bahamas 2000, Day 8

Day excursion to hunt for the elusive Dunkin Donuts. We end up buying a dozen but consuming them all before we get to the car. So we buy another dozen. Dress up for dining “out” tonight at CompassPoint. The 8th straight day where nobody talks about a) their weight b) diet and c) “the roll”. (Not.)

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Posted on March 21, 2000July 2, 2015

Bahamas 2000, Day 7

Lazy morning. The 174th egg is broken. Matt’s mustard cheddar lasagne continues our lowfat, vegan dining tradition. Cow dung spreading by buffed ones. We play Taboo again, this time with nasty buzzer. A night swim by P, B, Darrin, and BP finds the pool chilly again. Come back for late night Pictionary.

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Posted on March 21, 2000July 2, 2015

Bahamas 2000, Day 6

More lounging. An afternoon of wine and reading. Monopoly won by Bruce, finally. Darrin makes spaghetti for dinner. Margaritas. We play Taboo after dinner.

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Posted on March 20, 2000July 2, 2015

Bahamas 2000, Day 5

Big day at the ocean. The 50th trip to City Market. Lee’s dinner of homemade vegetarian “meatloaf.” Or was this the night I pulled together the burrito buffet? Then we all went skinny dipping at night at G-ma’s pool.

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Posted on March 19, 2000July 2, 2015

Bahamas 2000, Day 4

Pancakes and (quote) “bacon” for breakfast. Reading, lounging. After ordering way too much food at a downtown Indian restaurant, all 8 of us make an illfated attempt to find the waterslide part at Altantis. End up oggling the aquarium instead. Too pooped to play games tonight.

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Posted on March 18, 2000July 2, 2015

Bahamas 2000, Day 3

The Brian’s arrive and so does Matt. Swimming in the rain. Darrin whips up delicious stirfry. Lee starts baking chocochip cookies. The day ends with a probing… (game of Therapy that is). We decide Dana would have the most trouble at a nudist colony. Continue reading “Bahamas 2000, Day 3”

Posted on March 17, 2000July 2, 2015

Bahamas 2000, Day 2

Try out both pools. Snorkeling in the ocean. Pizza Hut. The first of many runs to City Market.  Continue reading “Bahamas 2000, Day 2”

Posted on March 16, 2000July 2, 2015

Bahamas 2000, Day 1

Get up at 4:30am. Drag ourselves to airport. Get bumped from flight out of Miami. Spend extra 3.5 hours in Miami International, pfaffing about. Darrin makes it to house on his own. “Dannnuuurrrrh…” “Brew-oooooose…”

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