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Day 1,627 – One Era Ends, Another Begins
As i’ve said before, years ago when Steve returned to Apple i, on a total whim, bought some Apple stock. I picked up the phone where i was working back then and called the only stock broker i’d ever heard of, Charles Schwab. The representative was very helpful and patiently walked me through the effortless process.…
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Day 276 – Coastal Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving this year saw another return to the coast and demonstrated in dramatic fashion that one simply cannot ignore the weather. Yes, for the very first time, we awoke to snow and patchy ice on our way to the outhouse. Given the temperatures (that moderated some over the course of the week) we did less…
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Day 177 – Coast, Yet Again!
It was Annette’s birthday on Sunday the 22nd, so accordingly we opted to celebrate by bugging out to the coast. This time we had four nights… all at Del Norte Redwoods State Park about seven miles south of Crescent City. The extra days on either side of the weekend allowed us to see more of…
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Day 1818/22 – 24 Hours in California
I don’t know what it is about California, but for some reason i’m uneasy when visiting the state. Now, this is not true when visiting San Francisco… i love San Fran and would live there in heartbeat if i could ever afford it. As i mentioned elsewhere i also like Crescent City very much, too,…