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About Donna
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Hi, I'm Donna McMaster, Sam's. Mom and webmaster for a bunch of web sites, including the Coloma Valley. Sites I first discovered the Coloma area in 1987, when I learned to kayak on the South Fork of the American. At the time I was living and working. Almost three years later, after lots of waffling, I finally decided it was time to return "home" to Oregon. I chose Corvallis. I made the move in January, 2005, and five months later am still "moving in." For many years now I have been making a living de...
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McDonna's - Photo Gallery
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These are pretty ancient uploads . see coloma.deviantart.com. Surf Shoe at Pacifica Beach. Someone on rec.boats.paddle asked about a surf shoe. I took these photos of Dave Kim in his surf shoe November 1987 at Pacifica (just south of San Francisco). Sorry about the grain on the first two - a 200mm lens wasn't quite long enough to fill the frame so they're cropped quite a bit. Carving the wave face. (79 k). Here it looks as though he's flying - see the shadow under the bow of the boat. (76 k).
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Resources & Favorite Links
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Resources and Favorite Links. This isn't intended to be comprehensive in any way. It's just links to some pages that are interesting to me. For alumni of David Systems, here's a David nostalgia. Other companies I worked for in the Bay Area include Bay Networks (formerly SynOptics and now Nortel Networks. Wondering what I used to do in the IETF. Read the Repeater MIB. And (if you are really a glutton for punishment) the MAU MIB. New York Times, November 26, 1991. Robin Williams' Non-Designer's Web Book.
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A Week at Mt. Baldy Zen Center
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A Week at Mt. Baldy Zen Center. Left to right: Shingen, Noah, Soken. Click on any of the photos to see a larger version. There are more photos at the bottom of the page. April 28, 2001. I'm writing you from the Mt. Baldy Zen Center. Just NE of Los Angeles. I've been here since Tuesday noon. I came because a friend of mine has a brother who is a monk here (Soken). They are hosting 40 Tibetan Buddhists who are here for a retreat, and were short-handed, so I volunteered to help. The monks wear formal black ...
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Toraq's Samantha
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Rest in Peace, Samantha. I especially want to thank Becky Morin, Samantha's breeder. Over the years, Becky has provided true cradle to grave support for Sam and me. I was on the phone with her twice during Sam's last few days, and appreciate her compassionate counsel. If you are looking for a Portuguese Water Dog of your own, I recommend starting with a call or email to Becky. Donna, January 1, 2007. Hi, I'm Toraq's Samantha. You can call me Sam. In fact you can call me anything you want, just do...Anyth...