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Category Archives: travel

If You’re Ever in San Francisco…

I just got an email from the nice folks at Caffe Capriccio, a coffee shop in the North Beach neighborhood in San Francisco that Berkie and I hung out at on our trip to the Bay Area a few years ago. I liked Caffe Capriccio a lot, and they have a new website (nicely designed!) where [...]

It’s the Only Way to Fly! Can I Get a Refund?

I’m in Pennsylvania right now, spending time with Brooke and her family. I’m having a great time, but there was one hitch in getting here. I had to fly. I hate flying. It’s not that I’m afraid to fly, although I do get anxious during take-offs and landings. And whenever the plane hits turbulence. But [...]

Right Back Where I Started From

I just flew in from San Francisco and, boy, are my arms–sorry. Let’s not go there. A couple of months ago, in the heart of an extremely cold and snowy winter, I suddenly had an urge to be in San Francisco. I was born there, but we moved away when I was about a year [...]