The goal with mom was to see as much as possible in the final 2 weeks of her time with us.  This is her first visit to northern California so we have to see: all of San Fran, do a...

Well, it finally happened: self-inflicted, embarrassing disaster. I've been diligent about going through my checklist before starting up and driving off.  I mean, really really good about it.  But we were just moving spots this morning and I was in a...

Sitting in the restaurant on the beach at sunset drinking my second beer, we'd been there a grand total of 2 hours, the vibe was settling into my bones nicely.  The tide was out so the coral was exposed and...