When I walked into the grocery store, the 2 or 3 people near the registers just sort of... stared.  One woman blinked several times.  I smiled (not that anyone could tell), half waved, brushed off some snow and made my...

San Fransisco doesn’t disappoint.  We spent a day as blue chip tourists - knee-high socks (Nate), cameras around necks (Traci, Nate, Grammie Denise) and a plan to see: The Golden Gate, Fisherman’s Wharf, seals, Alcatraz, Ghirardelli Square, the red light...

I got this in my inbox yesterday morning from my mother-in-law: Subj:  Christmas is Coming (She's not a Game of Thrones fan - it's purely a coincidence... made me chuckle anyway.   'Prepare yourself for what lies ahead.... the holidays are...