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Food…

We went out to celebrate my wife’s birthday. That may have been the best cheese board ever. We had an awesome view of downtown San Diego. I ordered something called ‘the seafood tower’… Three layers of crazy goodness. I may … Continue reading

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Eating history… (Or): Crabby bread!!!

There is one thing you absolutely must do if you are ever in Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco… and that is… go to this place… Yeah, it has been a San Francisco tradition since the gold rush! And I wasn’t … Continue reading

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China Town dreams…

We did make it over to China Town in San Francisco yesterday. We were running out of time… and sunlight… so we didn’t stay long. I don’t have any pictures of my favorite stuff, like the butcher shops and herbal … Continue reading

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Christmas dinner… number two…

I am not making this stuff up. Every year, at my mom’s house in the San Francisco Bay Area, we have two Christmas dinners… exactly the same. That guy in the corner, stretching his neck, is my brother, Henry. He, … Continue reading

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I finally took a good photo of a flaming plum pudding!!!

It is not easy to do, because, if you use the flash, you can’t see the fire, but if you don’t, the shutter is open for a long time, and any movement makes the picture blurry. Technically speaking, that is … Continue reading

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What, you don’t have English Christmas crackers for your Christmas???

You don’t know about those crazy English cardboard tubes with a small explosive charge that goes off when you pull the ends, and then, inside, is a paper crown, a lame toy, and a piece of paper with bad jokes … Continue reading

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I invented a new adult beverage, and you get to help me name it!!!

Oh yeah, Martinelli’s sparkling (non-alcoholic) apple cider and champagne… it is a little like a mimosa, but more bubbly… and appley…  now we just need a cool name for it.

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We had a plum pudding… and it isn’t even Christmas yet!

Oh, yeah! Plum pudding! And yes, it is supposed to be on fire. Plum pudding is a traditional English Christmas treat… My family has them every Christmas, and my wife is now the official plum pudding,,, which has no plums … Continue reading

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The party… part 2… (Or): He is officially old now, even though he is still younger than me…

Yup, Big Johnny turned 50. There he is with his lovely wife, Eva. If you don’t know them, or at least know about them, don’t panic. I will get to all that soon enough… just not today… when my hangover … Continue reading

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Hold on, I am making a cup of tea… (Or): What goes on in my head when I am alone in a car on a long drive: The crack squirrel chronicles… part 8…

Also, be careful if you ever need to search the web for images of ‘tea bags’… just sayin’…

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