I just had/made the most awesome Sidecar. :D ( Read more... )

1.  My cat is convinced that, when I stand at the kitchen counter snacking on almonds, I am actually snarfing down her Greenies.  Offering her one, or showing her the can of not-cat-treats, is unconvincing.  Piteous cries of feline deprivation ensue until she has her own crunchy treats to munch on ( Read more... )

"Marin Joe's" in San Rafael, CA . . .

No.

• The valet hot-rods the customer's cars. 
• One is practically invisible when one enters the restaurant, it seems, since no one greeted us for several minutes despite there being several staff members at the door.
• When we finally did get seated, our waiter didn't turn up with water or a greeting until we looked ( Read more... )

You know what?  I make a pretty decent Margarita, the recipe for which I wanted to jot down before I lose my paper notes ( Read more... )

This past weekend, I went to the coast.  It's been a long time since I've been to an ocean.  I've missed it, being from an ocean-adjacent sort of place.  We didn't leave until mid-afternoon, so it was a bit of a race against sunset to see a little bit of the area before it got dark.  In any case, here are a couple of pics of the ocean side of ( Read more... )

. . . at Joe's Crab Shack in Old Sacramento, overlooking the river.  This is where I went for lunch today.  (Yes, we have bright blue skies today and it's been getting in the 70s all week.  We may have bypassed the rainy season altogether.)


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5.  Visited a dive bar.


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