1 california bus...

I fucking hate it!!!  With a passion!!!!

Yet it's essential for me to get home at times.  

The hill to Nob Hill is steep on California from Embarcadero 3.  

endings...

They're no fun, but just a part of life. 

One thing I've learned is- if there are many things I don't like about a person and the positives don't dominate the negatives, than it's time to move on.  

Just moving on can be the difficult part...

tu lan...

The famous Vietnamese restaurant on Sixth St near Market in the City just reopened after being closed for about a year.  

Had to have some of their famous shrimp fried rice.  

Verdict: HORRIBLE!!!!

It's just not the same.  It didn't taste the same and they use smaller and flavorless shrimp now.  Very, very bad...

I know there is growing pains when a joint reopens, but they were open for over 30 years and the same cooks were back.  

NY won't be back.  

Life is about change...

august in the city...

There is so much to do in San Francisco in the wonderful month of August.  

Today there's the Family Winemakers of California Tasting 2013 at the Festival Pavilion in Fort Mason.  

From 1-5.   $70 at the door.  

I've attended in the past and I've thoroughly enjoyed it.  

Family winemakers' tasting are wineries that produce 5000 cases are less. 

Also, there's an Urban Air Market in the Dogpatch pier 70.  11am-6pm. 

Never been, therefore I really don't know what to expect. 

It's over a 100 local vendors.  There will be food trucks and a beer & wine garden.

Just getting back into the swing of things with this blog...

 

a time to blog...

Out of the blue, a reader sent me an email asking me why I don't blog anymore?  

I really don't have a decent answer, other than being lazy.  

Okay, I just tried a pink pearl apple.  Never heard of that type of apple.  It's inside is actually pink.  The outside is yellow.  It's very tart.  

Pretty boring post, but what the hell?

More coming...

masao abe...

Tuesday August 7, 2013 was a sad day.   A World War II war hero passed away.  He was highly decorated and received a Purple Heart among other medals.   In 2012, Masao Abe received the Congressional Medal of Honor, almost 70 years after his WW2 duty.  What an honor!  

I used to marvel at seeing his Purple Heart and his two Bronze Stars.  

He was my neighbor in Seattle.   He was my friend's father.   He was a great man and I was extremely sad when he passed.