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The announcement card for the Map exhibit at USD have been published.

Now the difficult part begins:  Promotion and marketing.  Hopefully we’ll do some Facebook and some press releases and some other viral stuff.  If you have any ideas let me know.  Mean while if you know anybody in San Diego forward this link to them.  http://swcamborne.com/archives/simon-says/changing-boundaries

The opening reception could be quite interesting because it is hard to avoid the question: “Did the USA steal California from Mexico?” You and your friends can come and hear my brilliant answer.  To register click here.  Here are more details:

“Most Americans, it turns out, are not running for office, not running from the police, and not alienated from their society.  Their lives are well filled, their nature is generous, and they are at peace with their neighbors.”

Charles Kuralt

1985

From: On the Road with Charles Kuralt, Set I

“Every valley ends in mystery.”

Isabella Bird
A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains
1879

These purple flowers were growing in the flood control, debris basin in Eaton Canyon.  I went home and got my camera to take this photo.

An Unexpected Visual Delight

My friend Paul D owned and ran E F Hilton a manufacturer of jewelry displays for many years.  One of the many admirable things that Paul did was to take saying like my maxims and using his design sense and the skill set of his production area create beautifully engraved signs.  This is one of my favorites that he gave to me:

Paul recently sold the business to a competitor in Texas.  A new page has been turned.