France-y Pants: Overview Since our trip to France, SMS and I have wanted to throw a party featuring some of our favorite things from the trip. I sent […]
Books
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Reading Highlights from 2025
Initially, I thought 2025 was a dud year when it came to reading, but I think it was a recency bias issue. I had a DNF in December […]
Travels
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52 Places to Go in 2026: My Review!
It’s published! I look forward to the 52 Places list every year. I’ve linked to it on this blog since 2013. A quick Google search links to this […]
Year End Wrap Up
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2025 Wrap-Up
1. What did you do in 2025 that you’d never done before? Finished a huge research project * Had a month-long vacation in France 2. Did you keep […]
Napa
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Christmas in Napa with Michel Foch and Silver Oak
We headed up to Napa on Christmas Day afternoon. The ride was uneventful and we grabbed a snack at the Hotel Villagio bar at the Estate Yountville. The […]
Family
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Pensacola, FL mini-trip
A fairly last minute trip came together just before Christmas. I knew that one of my brothers and my sister were getting together for a pre-Christmas celebration/cousins hangout. […]
San Francisco
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December hijinks, leading up to Christmas
Two fun events worth noting! On the 19th, SMS and I headed into the city for another wonderful dinner at HK Lounge Bistro hosted by one of my […]
San Diego
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December hijinks, San Diego
SMS and I went to San Diego the second weekend in December for his sister and brother-in-law’s annual Christmas party. It had been a little while since we […]
Week in Review
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December hijinks
The holiday season has begun! Now, it may look like my big head is blocking the “J” in “OY,” but this is actually the OY/YO sculpture by Deborah […]
Menlo Park / NaBloPoMo
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November recap
What a fun month! And thanks to NaBloPoMo, it’s very well-documented! I feel like there was a lot of time off that was pretty relaxing. SMS and I […]