The Lucky Ju Ju Pinball Arcadeum

Royal Flush at Lucky Ju Ju Pinball Arcadeum

While growing up I spent many hours directing a metal ball around the playing field of any pinball machine that would accept a coin.  Playing too much pinball was just another chapter in the long book of my misspent youth.  When I began playing the game, the

Becky’s Carlmont Drop Challenge

Josh checks out the first of the seven drops in Becky's Carlmont Challenge

After a successful, or at least partially successful, test run we are now ready for Becky’s Carlmont Drop Challenge.

Passing Through Healdsburg in the Fall of 2009

A large tomato at the Duchamp WInery

The seasons have turned to fall.  For us, it was time for our sometimes-annual trip to Northern California’s wine country ostensibly to pick up our allotment of Russian River Valley Pinot Noir.  What started as a trip that

Cyrus Restaurant

Cocktails at Cyrus, “Grapes of Wrath” and “Ichabod’s Revenge”

Our nearly yearly trip north to wine country gives us a chance to visit one of our favorite restaurants in Northern California, Cyrus.  This fall we dined at the two Michelin starred Cyrus Restaurant in Healdsburg for a third time.  We enjoyed our meal at Cyrus on our

Nick—Goodbye to Our Friend

Nearly thirteen years ago Becky and I stopped by the Peninsula Humane Society to look at the dogs.  Becky’s old dog Sam had just passed and though we told ourselves that we weren’t ready for a new dog; we were just looking.  None of the dogs seemed right.  They