My Travels Around The World
February 2021
Feb21 Road Trip: Ashland, sort of
One of the challenges of traveling during a pandemic, which we were full aware of when we started out, is figuring out what you can [...]
Feb21 Road Trip: Ashland, OR
This is the first travel blog I've started since my trip to Sedona leading up to Christmas of 2019. Or at least the first one [...]
November 2020
20th Street: Remodel done; Foundation poured
There are still a few odds and ends to be finished before the remodel is actually done, but you'd have to be living here to [...]
October 2020
20th St Remodel: Not…Quite…Done…
Are we there yet? Almost. I'm sure I'm the only one who feels like it's going on forever. You'll likely think there's been quite a [...]
September 2020
20th Street: Midway through remodel
It is Saturday, September 12, 2020, and has been over a month since my last remodel update so decided it was time. I'm sure it's [...]
Sonoma County Coast
I spent a couple of nights on the Sonoma County Coast for Labor Day weekend. My friend, Hank, lives on a farm here. We had [...]
August 2020
20th St: Early stages of duplex remodel
I'm writing the first portion of this post on Sunday evening, July 26. I'm on vacation this coming week and staying at a hotel a [...]
July 2020
Sacramento Neighborhood Walks: East Sac, Downtown
This entry is part of my Northern California blog, which is a concept more than anything and developing as we continue to trudge through the [...]
Life in Northern California: Introduction
I've been thinking about doing this blog for probably 2 years now, but only in the back of my mind and have never consciously done [...]
Lake Tahoe: Emerald Bay, Eagle Lake Hike
I took the day off today just because I could. Same thing with Friday, for a nice 4-day weekend that's been productive, relaxing, and a-long-time-coming. [...]
20th Street Project: Site Prep
We closed on this property I believe on July 23, 2015, give or take a day or few. Nearly 5 years later, the first step [...]
May 2020
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento
This is the first and so far only entry of a larger blog I'm planning on Northern California. I have an intro for it mostly [...]
Facelift on 20th: Before
It's Memorial Day during the COVID-19 pandemic. While I probably could have come up with something to do if I really wanted to, I'm one [...]
February 2020
Day 4: Sun, 2/16 – Just Relaxing
Since Sedona, I've been staying somewhat true to the intention I set then to keep my calendar less structured and be more present at all [...]
Day 3: Sat, 2/15 – Rhythms of the Night
I went to bed around midnight Friday night and slept until after 7:30. Everything about that statement is unusual if you’re me. I ate a [...]
Day 2: Fri, 2/14 – Extreme Zip Line Adventure
For those of you who were around last year, you know I did the Outdoor Adventure through Puerta Vallarta Adventures (PVA), a tour through the [...]
Day 1: Thu, 2/13 – Puerto Vallarta Street Taco Tour
Yes, I’m here again. This is my 3rd trip to Puerto Vallarta over President’s Day weekend in a row, so it may be time to [...]
December 2019
12/25: Final Thoughts, Home
It’s about 10:30am and I made it to the American Airlines lounge in under 3 hours, door-to-door. When I booked my flight out for 2:30pm, [...]
Day 4: Tue 12/24 – A chapel and a ghost town
I was up about 2am after maybe 4 hours of sleep, but felt fine. Probably because of the dozing I'd done in the tour van [...]
Day 3: Mon 12/23 – Grand Canyon
On Monday I got up about 4am after about 6 hours sleep, which is very normal for me. I got the blog up before heading [...]
Day 2: Sun 12/22 – Sedona, Pt 2
I slept about 7 hours, getting up around 5:30am which felt like sleeping in given my most recent pattern, so was thrilled about that. Breakfast [...]
Day 1: Sat 12/21 – Sedona, Pt 1
I had a 6am flight to Phoenix. I always tend to get a little wired from excitement before a trip. My sleep has been weird [...]
Pre-departure: A few days in Sedona, AZ
The morning before Thanksgiving it suddenly sunk in that I was going to have a 5-day weekend heading into Christmas and I had zero plans. [...]
July 2019
Day 17 in NYC: Final thoughts, home
Saturday, July 13. It's funny. On Friday, I wasn't ready for the trip to be over. Which is unusual at that stage, especially for a [...]
Day 16 in NYC: Museum of Jewish Heritage; Village wanderings
Friday, July 12. Thankfully the rain had passed overnight and there was no more in the forecast. I got the blog up around 9am and [...]
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