We received our anniversary present to each other today. Fedex came a little early so we almost had a mishap with the house alarm. This is Umbrella Trees by Donald Craghead from Carmel, CA.
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Archive for September, 2007
Our Anniversary Present Arrives
September 29th, 2007Ghiz Accomplishments, Syntax Not Listed
September 27th, 2007Poor syntax gets on my nerves. So does SPAM.
That’s why I was doubly upset when I got an email from Leslie Ghiz’s campaign today. Since I’d already spent the mental energy determining if I’d actually signed up for her email list (I didn’t) I decided to check out her site. I know, I know — that just just validates spammers but I couldn’t resist figuring out to which party she belongs.
I first searched for her party affiliation: Republican. That usually doesn’t play a large role in local politics, as it does in national politics, so I kept reading. That’s when I found her accomplishments page.
The fact that every one of them starts with “GHIZ stood up” could not be more cliche and not to mention annoying. I’ll give her the “GHIZ stood up as…” comments, but when it starts “GHIZ stood up and…” I want to scream “does she do everything on her feet?” I understand the intention; her publicist wants to show how many stands she makes. When the sentence starts “GHIZ stood up and…” though it indicates she merely stood up and then she did something!
GHIZ, take a seat in front of an 8th grade English book and get to reading! Please keep up the good work for Cincinnati, too.
Photos from our anniversary vacation along the PCH
September 23rd, 2007We just posted about 70 photos from our recent journey along the Pacific Coast Highway from Los Angeles to the Napa Valley. You can view the album by clicking on the image below.
Santa Barbara to Half Moon Bay in 6 days
September 15th, 2007Taking a few moments to document the annals of our trip before I forget. I’ll build this post out and add pictures once we get home.
Highway One Thoughts
September 12th, 2007Each bend of the road more beautiful than the last; breathe not at all if you dare take in the view.
You’ll see when I post the pictures.
California, California
September 9th, 2007Three days into our California adventure, we’ve had a great time already.
We flew out Friday on an uneventful flight; our checked bags even arrived with is in LA! We took a cab from LAX to Tom’s place in Santa Monica which Sarita noted could spell Sarita Monica-her and her sister’s name-with a slight modification to the N. The cab was $30 just as Tom predicted, though the driver did not like my suggestion of taking Lincoln instead of the freeway which Tom also suggested to save time and money. We walked around Santa Monica for a few hours putting some blisters on our feet but enjoying the sites and stopping for a Mohito and a Pineapple Breeze to cool is down. The ocean air was so nice especially since it was already heating up in Cincinnati when we left that morning.
Tom to us to a restaurant in Venice called Chaya where we had some excellent sushi (Tom and me) and rissoto (Sarita). We met his friend Tyler after dinner at a pub near his house where we also got to sample some Ukranian vodka from a vendor trying to launch his new brand. Tom and Tyler ended up heading out after the pin but Sarita and I were tired already so we went home to bed.
The next day we went to Manhattan Beach to chill (I ended up with a gnarly sunburn on my back and left side) and see Tom in a flip-cup tournament with a bunch of the USC Business School kids. Sharkey’s, the bar hosting the tourney, was thoroughly unprepared for the size of the crowd though so Sarita and I ended up spending most of the time walking around on the beach. Eventually we have up on the tourney and left Tom to fend for himself. Searching for food that night we happened upon a police barricade with a whole bunch of police cars and a helicopter searching for someone or something. We ended up at a tasty Indian restaurant not too far from his house.
Today we went with Tom to the airport, he was on his way to Portland, ME, to pick up our rental car: a silver PT Cruiser convertible. We drove top-down to the Cheshire Cat, our B&B for tonight, in Santa Barbara. We’ve walked around downtown which has lots of boutique shops mixed in with the mainstream chains you could find in any mall. The chains blend in well though so it’s not too obnoxious. We just had a glass of wine and are relaxing before dinner.<\p>
There is so much to see along the PCH that we should have many more interesting posts to come this week. Stay tuned.
Dedication
September 5th, 2007This video is quite compelling; the discipline needed to take a photo of yourself every day for 6 years is incredible. I think the only thing I can say for sure that I’ve done for 6 years straight is put on underwear every day. I think anything else could have skipped a day here or there.
Heard on NPR recently
September 1st, 2007On one of the recent NPR All Songs Considered podcasts, I recently heard Flight of the Concords. They are a band from New Zealand who make some funny songs. A friend shared this one on YouTube with me today and I thought it worth posting. Enjoy.
The recording volume is a bit low so you might need to turn your speakers up.
