One of the downsides of staying in California for an extended period…
Agnews — The Great Asylum for the Insane in San Francisco
It’s been a while since my car rental was upgraded to a…
Star Wars: Photos from the Exhibition in San Jose
From Boston to Portland to Australia to Alaska to Texas to California,…
Alta Mesa Cemetery — Steve Jobs and Ron McKernan
Alta Mesa is a non-denominational cemetery that was established in 1904 in…
Inside the San Francisco Food Bank
The San Francisco/Marin Foodbank has been distributing food to San Franciscans for…
Lachryma Montis, Sonoma
While the owners of Filoli (the Bourn family) made their fortune in…
Port O’Call vs. Sheraton Cavalier – Calgary Hotel Waterslides
I thought I’d run a comparison of the two waterpark hotels in…
The Keystone’s Heavy Metal History
The Ramones played here… Metallica… Mötley Crüe…and just about every hair band…
The Frenchman’s Tower of Palo Alto — a Place Lost in Time
On Old Page Mill Road in Palo Alto, tucked in amongst scrubby…
Computer History Museum
An ad for the Silent 700 reads: With her sleek new Silent…
Pez Museum, Burlingame
Are you a collector? This was the first question out of the…
From Snow Banks to Lemons — Life on the Road
Not much has happened in the way of travel over the last…