I gave a teacher a hug today
I gave a teacher a hug today as I kissed my wife and she left for work this morning to teach a public school classroom of five- and six-year-old children. The news coverage of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre
Choice Hotels CyberMonday 20% off single booking
Check your email. Choice Privileges sent out emails yesterday for CyberMonday 20% discount on a single reservation. Limit of one booking using the 20% discount link today. A reservation must be booked by 11:59pm MST for the 20% off rate.
Monterey is about the weather, or general lack of extreme weather.
Long before premium class flights bought with frequent flyer miles and hotel suites redeemed on points, my passion has been weather. Specifically, extreme weather. I am a weather geek. Monterey has had extreme weather the past two days. Other places
Manifest Destiny, nature and fog in July on the Monterey County Coast
People from away come to Monterey for summer respite and relaxation or simply pass through town while driving Highway 1 – the Pacific Coast Highway – on their way to Los Angeles or San Francisco. Inland valley residents of California
Monterey Wharf #2 sea otter and pup photos
Over the weekend I saw a sea otter mom and her pup hanging out by Monterey Wharf #2. Saturday was a late-spring day in Monterey with the weather temperature in the 60s and the fog evaporated by noon, providing refreshing
Sea Otter at sunset in Carmel by Frank Lloyd Wright Walker Residence
Carmel on my mind. Yesterday I finished The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. Hard travelin’ times in California for those folks. The book is truly a stunning experience. Getting myself down to the sea seemed a good recovery strategy
Pismo Beach–quintessential beach town California
Spring weather along the central California coast is one of the best times of the year to visit the beach towns. Harbor seal pups on the beach at Hopkins Marine Station, Pacific Grove, CA (4-19-12) April and May are the
Postcards for Zambia–Passports with Purpose social media project May 1
Yesterday I was in Seattle visiting with the inspiring women who founded Passports with Purpose. Many of you reading this blog participated in the PwP 2011 fundraiser this past December to build two libraries in Zambia by contributing $10 for
Julia Morgan’s California style Asilomar Lodging
La Cuesta Encantada, or Hearst Castle as it is familiarly known, is the most renowned project by San Francisco-Oakland architect Julia Morgan (1872-1957). She was one of two women to earn an engineering degree from University of California Berkeley in the
The Inn at Spanish Bay on the Pebble Beach dunes
The Inn at Spanish Bay is a Pebble Beach golf course resort built near the Pacific Grove town line. A public access boardwalk from Sunset Drive runs along the sand dunes above Asilomar State Beach to Spanish Bay. 17-Mile Drive
