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Sep 13, 2009
Seattle/WA Recommendations from @luzbonita
Hello everybody! I just had to post this really, really good information for those who may be headed to the Seattle area. It’s actually from @luzbonita – a really cool girl whom I’ve never met in person, just online. (And we live in the same area…!) Anyway, when she heard we were going up to Seattle, she sent us an awesome email with detailed info on what to do. So I’m sharing... read more
Mar 29, 2009
U Can’t Touch This
I grew up in the Bay Area. That means that when you’re in high school, any band or rapper or singer that is from this Area is the best, and you’ll defend them to all your east coast buddies. Well, at least that’s how it was in the 90’s. So I’ll just say it – I saw MC Hammer in concert in Oakland – his home town. [For more, click below.]... read more
Dec 11, 2008
Travel Time
West Coast Tour Brent, Cadie and I just returned from a 5-day trip that actually turned into 12 days. Holy cow! We had lots of fun doing our ‘West Coast Tour’, I’ll call it. We started up in Seattle for Thanksgiving and stayed a few days afterwords hanging out with family and friends. We ate at this cool diner that Brent’s cousins saw on the FoodNetwork’s Diners, Dives &... read more
Nov 11, 2008
Chocolate you can feel good about
Firstly, if you have a few minutes, you’ve got to read this article in the NY Times: When Chocolate is a way of life. Monica Kramer recently sent Brent and I an email (and link to that article) about those cacao bean farms in Ecuador. Here’s an excerpt from her email: I saw this article in the New York Times and thought of you… It’s the little guys like this who can benefit from... read more
Nov 4, 2008
This one time in El Salvador…
Have you ever woken up to the sound of automatic guns firing off? (All my homies from the ghetto say “Ay!”) That’s really not a common occurrence in my life, and I’m very thankful for that. But this has happened to me once before (unfortunately I’ve awoken to the sound of ‘regular’ guns firing off a few more times). I’m reminded of this incident on this day... read more
