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April 4, 2011

Staycation

I took a day off to frolic in the sun in Napa last Wednesday. Couldn’t have picked a better day. The weather was scrumptious. Plus I stuffed myself happy at the Oxbow. Yu-um!

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November 12, 2010

Paso Robles

Continuing with our theme of weekend getaways, this past weekend we headed to Paso Robles and Santa Barbara. I’ve passed by Paso Robles numerous times on my way south, but I don’t think I’ve ever set foot in the town…

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October 22, 2010

Charming Carmel Valley

Let me emphasize that Carmel Valley is NOT Carmel. They’re adjacent towns, but separate and completely different in character. Carmel is overrun with tourists. It’s the kind of place that has a ton of galleries selling shitty, exorbitantly-priced artwork. I…

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October 20, 2010

San Francisco Icon

We were driving back into the city today after a weekend away and I thought, what makes San Francisco unique? Is it the foggy weather? Or that bedazzled Coca-Cola sign along the highway that’s been there forever? Is it an…

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September 30, 2010

Litquake

It’s Litquake and I am ALL over it. I think I’m pretty objective when it comes to my city, having lived and traveled to many places. Let’s start with the bad things about SF. The homeless and begging situation is…

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September 10, 2010

Bay Area Beauty

Did I tell you I’m bored with San Francisco?  After living here my whole life, nothing really piques my interest anymore.  So this weekend, I decided we’d get the hell out. I chose Castle Rock State Park which has been…

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October 31, 2009

The Bay Fucking Bridge and CalFuckingTrans

The Bay Bridge is a fucking disaster. You know what really gets me? The fact that Caltrans worked all hours of the night over Labor Day weekend to get the bridge up and running. Consultants, engineers were brought in from…

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March 30, 2008

San Francisco Highlights

I’ve been going out a lot lately. Like a lot. And while I’ve been zipping around, trying new restaurants, going to events, I thought I’d write a post and recap my current Bay Area faves. Here they are. Places to…

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