Daughter was given a place of honor during the fifth grade promotion ceremonies today. She played a solo performance of the Star Spangled Banner on her flute. Star Spangled banner from Kenneth Zirkel on Vimeo. Unfortunately, I was late on the video, and didn’t have a tripod.
Entries Tagged as 'Family'
Star Spangled daughter
June 16th, 2010 · Comments Off
Tags: Daughter · Daughter Flute
Jumping Son
June 14th, 2010 · Comments Off
The Wife ordered a delivery of mulch, and Son thought it was just the thing for jumping into.
Tags: Son
Setting up the pool
May 25th, 2010 · Comments Off
It’s time to set up the pool again …
Tags: Our backyard · Son
My family history in photographs
May 23rd, 2010 · Comments Off
So, my father died last week, and I wanted to put together a photo gallery of photos of him. Digital was easy, I have everything keyworded, and a few minutes of searching came up with all my photos of him, as well as my “picks” of him, thanks to my photo organizing software. I have [...]
Tags: Family · Photography (writing)
Alfred Zirkel, 1930-2010
May 22nd, 2010 · Comments Off
Dad passed away yesterday. Wendy and I were by his side at the nursing home. He went quickly and peacefully. He wasn’t the easiest guy to get close to. I returned the sentiment, and spent a lot of my life distancing myself from him, or resenting him for one thing or another. But after my [...]
Tags: Dear old dad
Paw sox
May 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment
We went to a Paw Sox game last night.
Tags: Family
Daughter
May 11th, 2010 · Comments Off
Portrait of my daughter, from last week.
Tags: Daughter
Bike path
May 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment
We took the dog to the East Bay Bicycle Path today. All five of us went (including the dog). Ice Cream at the Fruity Cow was a highlight of the trip.
Tags: Abby · Bicycling · Daughter · Family · Son · Wife
Son’s dino list
April 25th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Son made a list of dinosaurs and locations that their fossils have been found. This is just one page of the list. Making lists is a characteristic of Asperger’s Syndrome.
Daughter’s band concert
April 15th, 2010 · Comments Off
Daughter played a flute solo of The Star Spangled Banner to open her fifth grade band concert. Star Spangled Banner from Kenneth Zirkel on Vimeo.







