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the dailypic 3155 yr9 233 The Name Argus

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There is a list in my kitchen of possible names for the new pup. Radar, Wilbur, Basil Fawlty, Finnegan, Toby Flenderson, Grizzly Adams, Vedder, Weegee, Quinn, David Bowie, Andre, Elvis, Fezzik, are just some on the board. At some point, Dan added Gus. Now Josie’s full name is Josephina Smalls the Great, so we had spice up ‘Gus’ if it was to be used to keep the grand gesture. Prince was considered, Prince Gustofer Fezzik the Giant, Prince seemed too much so it was changed to Sir, Gustofer – which we might have made up- was changed to Argus. Argus is when it all came together. Argus is a camera. One of which I have proudly displayed in my house, it was my Grandfather’s camera, an Argus C3 Range Finder from the 50’s. Dan gets to keep his first choice of Gus, I get to tie it to photography, and a prop for a puppy photo shoot is set. So today, Argus and the Argus went to the studio for some shots. Like his sister, he is a natural poser, when he is not falling off the box backward. Here we have Sir Argus Fezzik the Giant, weighing in just over 15lbs at 8.5 weeks old and his namesake, Gramp’s 60+ year-old camera, nicknamed The Brick, weighing in at 1.6lbs.

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the dailypic 3122 yr9 200 College(ish) Kids

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Been a college visit week for Dan, UMass Lowell, Berklee and Bridgewater State. At Bridgewater we found Anna sitting with her Sorority Sisters raising money. It’s rare for me to see both my kids in one place. Maybe there is a chance in the future they both will be found on the same campus… but I will say I heard an awful a lot about Berklee as we walked around Bridgewater.

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the dailypic 3110 yr9 188 Fifty Years

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April 7, 1968 these two were married, today we celebrated. We had a combined party, 50th Anniversary for my parents and a wedding reception for my brother and sister in law, who got married last winter. The distance between the photo my parents are holding and the one they are in is incredible. That’s a lot of life, three kids, 5 grand-kids, trips, moves, illnesses, celebrations, hell… me for 44+ years, so much.  My siblings and I were trying to recall stories of their wedding, what was their song, stuff like that, and it is strange we do not know a lot about their wedding day. Just some photos, I know some passing stories over the years, but to us they have just always been married. I have learned many things from them, but the lesson that jumps out the most is, they have taught me what a marriage should be. It is not always perfect, it has its ups and down, but they always did what they had to make sure the family was taken care of, and we were all happy and loved no matter what. And now I am heading towards 21 years married and they are still my example.  I was asked many times today “Can you believe they have been married 50 years?” My answer each time was “yes, yes I can believe it”. Here is to 50 more. Congratulations to you Mom and Dad and thank you, hope you enjoyed the day.

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the dailypic 3028 yr9 106 The Family

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After 25 days home, Anna headed back to school. We saw her a few times last semester, some birthdays, a wedding, holidays, it was not too long between visits. This semester we all think it will be different, her workload, school government responsibilities, activities and she is not coming home for spring break, so it is going to be a long stretch with few sighting until May. So much can change in a few months. The couch we are sitting on won’t be there when she gets back (we are far too excited for this) and the next family portrait might have a new member in it. Have a great semester Senator Rice.

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the dailypic 2977 yr9 055 Fresh Cut

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The 2017 Rice Christmas Tree has been retrieved, this time from Mistletoe Farm in Stow MA. One of my favorite family traditions, but in this transition year of going from having kids to ‘adult children’ it had that feel of perhaps being numbered. We will see, at least Josie will still be here to help, when she is not mingling with all the other dogs.

If you need something to do tomorrow (Sat 11/25) come on by the studio for an Open House 9-3.  More tree photos after the ad.

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the dailypic 2923 yr9 001 Another Year

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Today’s my birthday, and I was excited to spend it with family. Barbie surprised me by picking Anna up at school and bringing her home for the day. We had the family together for the first time in a month. A perfect day, my parents came over and we all watched the game outside around a fire. Then I spent the night eating far too much hibachi with friends. It was a great year. Each one is, no matter what. This one was so full, school, college, moves, trips, might be why I look so tired in this photo. I would not change a thing.

As for the dailypic, here we go day 001/365 of the 9th year. I have always wanted a black and white series, so I am going to give it a try. The dailypic goes colorless for the month of October. It is easier said then done, we will see how it goes.

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thedailypic•yr8•349/365•2906•Josie

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We decided to put the dog in the car and drive to Boston for a night of walking around the city. Sat in way too much traffic, hit the city line and it started to pour. Drove home, where is was dry. Josie got a round trip in the back seat. I don’t think she minded the waste of time as much as we did. So instead of some nice night city-scape photos you get a smiling Josie in the dailypic.

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