Coffee vs. Red Bull: which is more civilized?

November 2, 2014
I love a cup of hot, strong coffee in the morning, and not just a cup. A big mug.  The coffee's got to be good, too. None of that Maxwell House or burnt Starbucks for...
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We can’t do it alone

November 1, 2014
Much excitement in the Bay area as our San Francisco Giants gave us a nail-biting, Valium-swallowing final game and pulled off their third World Series win in five...
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Sugar Skulls and the Day of the Dead

October 31, 2014
Have you noticed that sugar skulls are everywhere this season? Calaveras de azucar (sugar skulls)  are part of the Mexican observance of the Day of the Dead, a...
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No respect–and the boo-boo of Honey Boo Boo

October 30, 2014
Headlines these days are full of horror. It's become the new normal. Kids shooting other kids. Law enforcement officers and soldiers shot to death. Home-grown terrorists...
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Sicilian scenes

October 29, 2014
  The first time I saw Sicily some 25 years ago, I thought, "Now I get why the San Francisco Bay area has always resonated for me."  Because the island of...
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38 Comments · Blog, Travel

Sicilian dogs and cats

October 28, 2014
You can only imagine how much I missed my Riley. But Sicily was full of dogs--and cats--that seemed to always find the cutest poses.  This was one of two adorable...
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25 Comments · Blog, Dogs, Travel

Chocolate tasting in Sicily

October 27, 2014
How do you feel about chocolate? I'm a bigger fan of cinnamon. It's not that I'd turn a piece of chocolate cake down--oh no, I wouldn't! -- but if I had my choice, it...
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The beauty of Sicily

October 26, 2014
Every turn of the head brought another example of the beauty of Sicily. Today, I'm sharing some of the prettiness I saw on my recent trip to Sicily, the land of my...
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35 Comments · Blog, Travel

Spectacular Siracusa ruins

October 25, 2014
I love ruins and Siracusa, Sicilia is known for its ancient ruins of a Greek Theatre and Roman amphitheatre.  Screw the wine drinking--seeing the Siracusa ruins was...
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Who do we have to *$&@#^ to get a dish of pasta around...

October 24, 2014
When I went down to breakfast the first day we were in Sicily, I saw this on a side-table. Cannoli fixin's, as we used to say in the South. They must be preparing...
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