Archive for the 'Alcohol' Category

08 May

A Night In Reno With Elvis

This weekend we drove up to Reno, Nevada to see Elvis Costello at the Grand Sierra Resort and Hotel. I’ll blog about the Elvis show soon, this post is a recap of the trip. First off, the road (I-80) is terrible, at least on the California side! It needs paving really badly, especially through the [...]

04 Mar

Pictures From The Big Boat Bash

Here they are! I’ve posted some pictures from our 2010 Mexican Cruise! We went with friends Larry and Robin, Jared and Ashleigh, and new friends Jeremy and April. A great time was had by all! We didn’t take pictures of everything but we did take a lot. You can read about the trip here, then be sure to check [...]

30 Sep

Seattle 2009 And Bumbershoot – Part 2

The tale of how we spent out Seattle vacation continues. The saga of the first four days can be found here. For the rest of the trip in all it’s glory, continue on, oh my humble and dear readers… Saturday September 5 After a year of waiting, today was finally the first real day of [...]

25 Sep

Seattle 2009 And Bumbershoot – Part 1

What we did on a summer vacation, the first four days anyway… We recently went to Seattle for a week, as we have done over Labor Day for the last nine or so years. The big attraction is the Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival. It’s a three day festival with entertainment on about 15 stages, plus [...]

03 Jul

Mad Props For A Week In Portland!

We took a vacation up north in the Portland, Orgeon area. You shoulda been there. Maybe you were. Whatever, we had a great time! Here’s the  play-by-play. Thursday June 25 And we hit the road running. Well, driving actually. Portland is a ten or eleven hour drive from our NorCal home base. On our way, [...]

28 Feb

A Warmer Week In Indio

It was gray, cold, and rainy in our town of Sacramento. So when we got offered a week’s stay in southern California, we were more than ready. Petra‘s parents had a timeshare they would let us use, and we took them up on it. We had heard about how nice and warm it is in [...]

23 Jan

Obama Bash and Bush Retirement Party

We had a double celebration last weekend. First, we have a wonderful new president, Barack Obama. Second, the previous president, George “Dubya” Bush (least popular since Nixon, btw) is finally leaving office! Either of those things would be reason for a party, but both? Be still my beating heart! Yes, yes, yes! So, naturally, we invited 30 or [...]

09 Sep

The Excellent Seattle Trip: Days 6 – 8

Note: Be sure to check out some of the links too!! Monday 9/1 The last day of the Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival. Yikes! So let’s enjoy it!! After a quick monorail ride to the festival grounds, we strategized in the hospitality area. And we ate. Hey, you gotta eat or you’ll die, right? We [...]

05 Sep

The Excellent Seattle Trip: Days 4 – 5

Note: Be sure to check out some of the links too!! Saturday 8/30 Today is the first day of the Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival. We are totally psyched and even more ready. Lots of music and almost every kind of arts spanning what, 15 or so stages, and elsewhere on the grounds too. It’s [...]

04 Sep

The Excellent 2008 Seattle Trip: Days 1 – 3

Note: Be sure to check out some of the links too!! Wednesday 8/27 We flew into Seattle. Actually the plane did, but we were on it. There was me and Petra, friends Larry and Robin, and Mama O (who would meet up with the rest of her posse later). We took a crowded bus to [...]

24 Jul

Just Plain Stupid – Part 1

Stupidity. It’s everywhere! As the chart shows, this is an especially stupid time. Code Red! As part of a continuing effort, I will share some of the stupidest things I run across. Today we have some dense people in our second-favorite city, Seattle, courtesy of Seattle Metblogs. “Suspects Kyle Burress and Allen Pierce broke into Fred Meyer in Monroe, [...]