Monthly Archives: February 2008

Our trip itinerary was very full, but included most major San Francisco highlights. I’m recording it here for future reference and in case it’s helpful for any other family visiting the City. We were two adults and two 14-year old … Continue reading →

Dawkins has been picked up, the dog has been washed, and the first load of laundry is done. what a trip, what a trip. Nine days is a great amount of time to spend in San Francisco. Our last day … Continue reading →

Our trip is quickly coming to a close and it’s a pity because we’ve worked ourselves into a good rhythm, finally. Yesterday, Valentine’s Day, we let slip to the girls that Songbae had left a pre-paid tab at the great … Continue reading →

The skies are still blue, but the warm weather has passed. We got up this morning to walk Giselle and all of us were shivering in the wind. Giselle is learning city-dog ways, although I am still not exactly sure … Continue reading →

Well, when Chad and I set up our San Fran itinerary last week in Laguna, I never imagined that we would be following it this closely. But I’d forgotten that Chad is happiest when things go according to plan. Yesterday … Continue reading →

The standard prison cell for a general population prisoner at Alcatraz. It seems inhumane to have built a maximum-security prison within view of the San Francisco peninsula. In fact, it’s something that most of the former inmates who are interviewed … Continue reading →

So far nothing has quite gone according to plan, but all of us are slowly shifting into a more flexible traveling mode. The trip up Friday (last night) went surprisingly well considering we were driving through and out LA between … Continue reading →