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After a very long and soggy winter, the weather in Northern California returned to ordinary - beautiful and sunny! I was eager to return to off-road motorcycling and decided to start my 2019 season on Saturday, March 16, 2019.. . It was already quite busy when I arrived at Hollister Hills SVRA at 9:30. It became even busier throughout the day. Because of the recent…
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I originally purchased tickets for the Cirque du Soleil Volta production on Wednesday, February 27. Still, Inna had an evening class scheduled, and I was forced to sell our tickets to the show.. . . . . . However, a bit later, Inna found tickets for the March 12 show and purchased them. . We really enjoyed the show and all of the incredible acrobatics..…
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Plot Summary:. . With the Spanish-American War over, newspaper sales were down, and Joseph Pulitzer decided to increase the price that newspaper boys pay for 100 newspapers from 50 to 60 cents. The boys (many of them orphans), loosely organized, decide to strike to force Joseph Pulitzer (and other newspaper publishers) to back down. With the help of Governor Theodore Roosevelt, the newsies eventually prevailed..…
Read More: Review: Newsies at Bellarmine
After waking up around 6:45 a.m., I showered and dressed for snowboarding at Alpine Meadows. Carlo and Susan - our hosts at the Truckee Airbnb - prepared a delicious breakfast for us: yogurt, scrambled eggs, hot coffee, and tea.. . . . After breakfast, we drove to Alpine Meadows, arriving at about 8:12 a.m. The drive was supposed to take 25 minutes, but it took…
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A few months ago, I purchased 2-day Squaw Valley lift tickets for a planned trip to Truckee, CA. However, due to the extreme snowfall, all of the roads to Truckee were closed.. . After our recent epic snowboarding trip to Mammoth, we decided to head back to Squaw Valley (before the warmer temperatures melted all of the freshly fallen powder). My plan was to head…
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For the past 25 years, I have been a big fan of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy ( a swing band), and I thought that Inna and I would enjoy seeing them play their set at the Uptown Theatre in Napa, CA.. . . . The show was scheduled to start at 20:00 but was delayed until 20:45. The band was in fine form and played…
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For Inna's Birthday, I took her to Bouchon, a Michelin 1-star restaurant in Yountville, CA. I made dinner reservations in advance for 15:15 using OpenTable.com.. . . . When we arrived on Saturday at 15:15, our table was ready, and we sat down quickly. We ordered the following items from the Bouchon menu:. . Appetizer. Liver Mousse (Patte). Salads & Soups. Salade Maraîchère au Chèvre…
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My son has always talked about the beautiful powder conditions at Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort, but I never had the opportunity to go there. However, with his high school ski week vacation from February 17-22, I decided to see if it would be possible to visit Mammoth Mountain.. . At first, I considered driving there, but the 6.5-hour trip from San Jose would be tedious…
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I decided to try the Bellagio restaurant in downtown Campbell for Valentine's Day dinner with my wife. It had excellent reviews on Yelp and Google and was nearby.. . The Valentine's Day Menu was $75/person and included the following items:. . . San Valentino, February 14, 2019 . . . Antipasti . Crab cakes, fresh crab, lemon, garlic, aioli . . . Insalata . Organic…
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Elton John was one of the first rock musicians I heard of growing up. In fact, I recall that "Your Song," "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," and "Crocodile Rock" were some of the first songs I heard played on my dad's record player.. . . . I have seen two other Elton shows - the Elton John's Made in England Tour in Tacoma Dome, Washington, on…
Read More: Review: Farewell Yellow Brick Road