Archive for the 'Travel' Category

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 out [...]

21 Feb

I Was On A Boat

That’s where I was. What, you didn’t notice I was gone? Well, I sure was! Last week I was on a cruise to the Mexican Riviera. That’s the ship in the picture. Big-ass boat, huh? Yeah, about 3000 or so people and over 1000 crew members. The life of luxury (for a week anyway).
We had [...]

28 Nov

Pictures! Now! 2009 Seattle And Bumbershoot

It’s true! After only a couple months, I finally posted some pictures from our 2009 Seattle trip! We attended the Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival, of course, and did some other fun stuff around our second-favorite city too. Larry and Robin (friends) were with us most of the trip and Mama O and her friends [...]

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 the 2009 [...]

30 Aug

It’s Almost Bumbershoot!

It’s almost here! The 2009 Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival in Seattle. Three full days (and more) of music, art, comedy, film, literature, dance, theater, food, spectacle, more music, and lots of other stuff too!
View the massive schedule of all the Bumbershoot performers.
If you want to make a suggestion for me, put it in the [...]

12 Aug

Bumbershoot – You’re Telling Me!

Earlier this month I asked for input about which artists (music and otherwise) I should see at this year’s Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival. I also listed some of the artists that I am thinking of seeing. Well, Mama O posted her suggestions online on the blog, but millions of you a bunch of you wrote me via email. So, here [...]

08 Aug

Who Should I See At Bumbershoot?

Here’s your chance to tell me where to go! Take a look at the schedule for the Bumbershoot Festival coming up and let me know what acts you think are worth seeing. I’ll be there and I might need help! The schedule is here:
http://sched.bumbershoot.org/
Any thoughts? Leave me a comment, click on the comment link below!
Bumbershoot Festival main [...]

17 Jul

Portland Pictures For Your Pleasure

We went to Portland, Oregon a few weeks ago, and spent a week or so up there. You can read all about what we did. We were a bit lazy about taking pictures, so you won’t see all the big fun we had, that’s why you should read all about it. But we did take some [...]

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, we stopped [...]

30 Jun

If It’s Tuesday This Must Be Portland

No Terrific Tune for today. We’re on vacation! Be back soon!!
See past Terrific Tunes For Tuesday.
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04 May

A Day In The Life – Take 5

A few days is more like it. We had a three day weekend this past one, and we intended to enjoy it. Friday we drove to San Francisco to see a couple events. But first we had brunch at Hebivore, a vegan restaurant with three bay area locations. When you think vegan you might think [...]

03 Apr

New pix! 2006 Seattle, Bumbershoot, OR, CA, yeah!

Finally!! And it’s about time!! The pictures are online from the 2006 trip to Seattle (including the Bumbershoot Festival, more Seattle, Portland and Eugene (Oregon), and northern California. After only two and a half years! Yeah, baby! Friends Larry and Robin were there, as well as Mama O and some of her friends too. You can see what [...]

15 Mar

New pix! The Indio Trip

We recently spent a week in Indio, in Southern California. Petra’s parents rented a house there and let us use their nearby time-share for a week, with friends Larry and Robin there for five of the seven days. And now the photos are on the web site! Check ‘em out here and leave a comment [...]

05 Mar

Bumbershoot Music And Arts Festival

- Update: The new Bumbershoot web site for 2009 is online as of March 6. Check it out. The first group of performers will be announced later this month, so they say, with more to follow…
- Second update: I can die happy now. Bumbershoot itself commented on this post [see below] and on their site! [...]

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 [...]