Thoughts of a Middle Aged Man

As Annette and I drove north heading out of the White Mountains on our way to Maine, we saw an exit for the road to Mount Washington.  It was a clear, sunny and mild day and we had plenty of time, so we decided to explore.  At the entrance gate, the guard told us that [...]

Annette and I have spent the past four days touring Vermont and New Hampshire in seach of dramatic fall colors.  Chalk it up to the time of year, the altitude, the make up of the forest, the angle of the sun, or the terrior, the White Mountains of New Hampshire demonstrated more color than the [...]

After a long drive from Niagara Falls, Annette and I finally made it to Montreal. We are staying in the old part of town and after checking in, we grabbed a quick bite to eat at a bistro. With so much French atmosphere, I started to remember my high school french. Après [...]

Annette and I booked a long week in New England and we started with a day trip to Niagara Falls.  Now I have been here before on one of our Seamhead Baseball Tours (in between the Baseball Hall of Fame and a game in Toronto).  We showed up on a cool Saturday morning and quickly [...]

Felix Restaurant, in Cabo San Lucas, bills the salsa bar as the world’s longest salsa bar. I am not sure its the longest, but with 26 salsas available, it definitely has great variety. Our dinner at Felix’s was only one of the highlights of a mini family vacation in the town at the [...]

What could be better, four days of exploration of all things New York city has to offer. Landscapes, history, entertainment, and dining pleasures. We arrived late Thursday night and checked into the Helmsley Hotel on 42nd Street. I quick walk to pick up some .99 cent per slice New York style pizza [...]

I spent a few days in Oregon visiting a few of my remote employees and took advantage of the trip and my wife flew up on Friday and we enjoyed a lovely weekend in northern Oregon. After picking her up at the airport we drove to the Pearl District and had a wonderful [...]

We made another trip up north to pick up my wine shipment from Tablas Creek this last weekend. We left Friday evening and stopping for a quick meal in Camarillo, we made it to San Luis Obispo relatively early. We have some generous friends who lent us their condo that they bought in [...]

Four the last three years we have been making a pilgrimage to San Francisco this time of year. With the help of friends, we volunteer at the Zinfandel Advocates and Producers (ZAP) annual festival and sell wine and wine related knick knacks to over 15,000 zinfandel fans who taste the wine from nearly 400 different [...]

Last fall, Annette reminded me that she had never seen the Grand Canyon. That put me on a quest and I tried to find some time last fall to sneak off prior to our trip to New Zealand, but our schedule was full. After Christmas, I booked some rooms and planned a weekend. [...]