Archive for the ‘Family’ Category

Reverse Psychology

Monday, January 28th, 2008

This is how I get Max to practice: Get my bass and his violin out. Ask Max to help me learn his pieces on the bass (i.e. Suzuki book 1, ABCs of Violin, Fiddle Magic, etc...) Play the piece he's working on and ask him to point out any mistakes. ...

Yosemite Trip

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

I am overdue for posting anything about our Yosemite trip, especially so because we have just returned a month later from our trip to Disneyland. It was good to do two back-to-back vacations this year. I feel we're getting back into the swing of having fun. Which reminds me: I ...

Ed Ellis: Coach, Dean, Friend, and Father

Monday, July 2nd, 2007

Below is the talk I gave at the opening of the memorial service for my grandfather, Edwin Lee Ellis, last Saturday night at The Athenian School in Danville, California: My grandfather was always very eager to start off each holiday meal with the tradition of giving thankssaying grace. I always hated ...

Memorial Services for Edwin Lee Ellis

Saturday, June 16th, 2007

Viewing/Wake Wednesday, June 20, 2007, 1 to 4 PM Wilson & Kratzer Chapel 825 Hartz Way Danville, CA 94526 (925) 820-2999 Internment Saturday, June 23, 2007, 11 AM Green Hills Memorial Park Lot 148, Memory Lawn Section 27501 South Western Avenue Rancho Palos Verdes, California, 90275 (310) 831-0311 Memorial Service Saturday, June 30, 2007, 7 PM (tentative time) The Athenian School 2100 Mt. Diablo Scenic Blvd. Danville, ...

Ed Ellis, Dean, Coach, Teacher, Passes Away at 90

Friday, June 15th, 2007

My grandfather, the person whom I really consider like my father actually, passed away today. Below is the obituary I wrote: Edwin Lee Ellis, longtime high school educator and former dean of students at The Athenian School in Danville, California, passed away early Friday, June 15. He was 90 years old. ...