Through the ups and downs of running a travel site, I have one bright spot. There is an oasis of calm and reasoned thought and that is my webmaster Rose Bowen. Rose would never ask for such praise, she’s definitely not a front row of the class kind of […]
If I were in the produce business, I would be giving out a few high fives about now. I read a recent issue of Packer News, the Business News Source for the Produce Industry, about Wal-Mart’s plans for the future. It’s good news for farms since the giant retailer […]
I lived through the election of Ronald Reagan, twice, and George W. Bush, twice. So this is not the first time I have been on the losing side, yet, I’ve never felt more afraid and more angry about a new president. I am a news junkie—consuming news via the kitchen […]
I’m in a funk down in my office, trying to muddle through the day. I think all of this time alone is finally making me crazy….having no work mates nor anyone around me for the duration of the work day is taking a toll. Talking to myself is making me […]
It’s a Saturday morning at home. I relish these days, when I go back to sleep after waking at my customary hour of 7. Yep, get up, put the cat out and catch another glorious few hours of sleep, with no one needing to wake me. All of my adult […]
Ever since I visited my old friend Harry in Atlanta I have been interested in playing more tennis. During my visit, we set out on a Friday night and played doubles with his regular group, and I realized that I loved the game and vowed to find a way to […]
I’ve joined the cult of the Mac. After decades of having an office full of Dell computers, I reached my last straw when all three of these hard-working machines slowed to a crawl and once again I was faced with having to get them cleaned up. Spend another $200 for […]
Paul Shoul and I are planning a May trip to Helsinki, Finland. Fortunately, we’ll be there right in time for Restaurant Week. This is a really great idea, considering how many people I’ve met in my life who harbor hopes as budding restauranteurs or food truck operators. From the Helsinki […]
Do you go from despair to delight, back and forth up and down and sideways? I am startled this week by how great I feel, how optimistic and positive I feel. This contrasts mightily with two weeks ago when I was fretting about the weather, felt down and depressed about […]
When I met Cinda Jones at a party on New Year’s Eve, she was very happy to talk about her nascent Mill District and the new businesses that would be opening up there in 2015. Today we ate at the new restaurant that occupies the second half of the Trolley […]
To me there’s nothing better than getting back home to my very comfortable and familiar routine. No matter how much fun I have on a trip and no matter how relieved I might have been to bask in the balmy temperatures of California, just waking up at my usual time […]
If you’ve ever wandered through San Francisco’s Chinatown, you probably did what we did last time. We had no idea where to go, what to see, and ended up in a souvenir shop with no clue about what to see or do. We wanted to know more about the history […]