We had a bit of a rough start when we headed to Disneyland on Valentine's Day.  About twenty miles into our journey we realized we had ...

The last time Karen and I went to Disneyland was Grad Night.  On May 25th, 1984, the Senior Class of Modesto's Grace M. Davis High Scho...

Tonight, Keith is in New York City drinking with friends at Little Branch.  He let me know that it was cocktail time and asked that I pick ...

I drop the kids off at Karen's office in Oakland and realize I'm awfully close to the Donut Savant.  It's up Broadway kitty-cor...

The first time Karen and I saw Dave Brubeck was when he performed with the Pacific Mozart Ensemble in the '90's.  We'd gathered...

There aren't a lot of perks to being a bookseller.  Sure, there are the fast cars, the groupies, the adulation of the press - but besid...

Omens, omens, omens.  Baseball fans are always looking for omens, so when it took 19 minutes to drive from Randy's house in Oakland to ...