A few months ago, I felt the need to get out of the city, to explore, and wander a bit. It is possible to have more than enough of San Francisco. Enough of the honking, enough of the smells of the city, enough of the pushing and shoving on the bus, and enough of the…
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5 Funny Old Texas Postcards
Some things never change. These cowboys and cowgirls have every bit as much gumption and attitude as any modern day Texan. Maybe more! These idealized Texans of the past made me think of the closing lines of a combative article that Larry McMurtry wrote recently for Texas Monthly. […]
Little Known Treasure Trove of Spanish Art in Dallas
Today is a busy day at my alma mater, Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas. As I type this, the dedication of the Bush Presidential Library is taking place with all living Presidents in attendance. It’s a big deal for a university to get a presidential library, but like the former President himself, it’s not…
What Surfing Mavericks Can Teach You About Conquering Your Fears
Just north of Half Moon Bay, which feels like a world (maybe even a universe) away from nearby San Francisco, there’s a spot in the Pacific about half a mile off the coast where the waves can reach staggering proportions, regularly cresting at 25 feet and topping out at over 80 feet after a big…
Ocean Beach, San Francisco
Today I have a photo for you from a rare sunny day at Ocean Beach and a quick preview of my next post on surfing… Don’t worry it’s not a first hand account from me. I hate deep, open water! It’s an unconventional account from an experience surfer of tackling fears in the form of a notorious surf…
My San Francisco Commute in Pictures
Sitting for hours in traffic is miserable. It seems to turn otherwise normal people into something wild and animalistic, forever jockeying for position amidst a never ending stream of cars, but never actually seeming to get anywhere. Every morning before work, and every evening after work? No thank you. One of the huge draws for…
The Curated Commute — The Birth of a “San Francisco Treat”
Learn a little about the birth of an iconic American product in 1940s San Francisco… If you suspected from the title that the San Francisco treat was rice-a-roni, well then you’d be right. Today’s featured podcast is a little shorter than normal, but still a lot of fun. It’s from NPR Morning Edition’s series called…
The Allegory of California by Diego Rivera in San Francisco
This is the second post in a series where I’ll be visiting all four Diego Rivera frescos located in the Bay area. The first fresco I visited is located maybe a mile or so from my apartment, and as a long time fan of Rivera’s work, I was very excited to discover it right around the…
The Making of a Fresco by Diego Rivera in San Francisco
There are four murals painted by famed Mexican artist Diego Rivera in the Bay area. Seeing a mural by Rivera has been on my bucket list of life experiences to accomplish since I studied his work in college. I love the storytelling nature and accessibility of his art so I’ve set out to see them…
Along California’s Lost Coast
The Lost Coast is about 230 miles north of San Francisco. It begins in northern Mendocino county and continues through southern Humboldt county, where Highway 1 juts inland to avoid the steep terrain and rocky coastline. If your perfect bliss is the total absence of civilization . . . the romantically named Lost Coast is…
