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New Music Drop! "Don't Give In"
This is a new song about my favorite billionaires... It's called "Don't Give In".
Jun 102 min read


Exploring Napa, Sonoma, and The French Laundry (2026)
The post details a weekend road trip to Napa, Sonoma, and the 3 Michelin star restaurant The French Laundry.
Mar 113 min read


Santa Paula, California Railbike Experience (Late 2025)
This post details and reviews the Sunburst Railbike experience in Santa Paula, California in 2025.
Dec 313 min read


Burbank Winter Wine Walk Experience (2025)
This post describes and reviews the Burbank Winter Wine Walk event in 2025.
Dec 6, 20254 min read


Photo Gallery: Portugal Travel (2025)
Cable Cars and the Monastery of Serra do Pilar (built in 1672) in Vila Nova de Gaia Castle of the Moors, Sintra Castle of the Moors view from the town of Sintra Arco de Albandeira along the southern coast End of the day along the southern coast, in Albufeira Gundisalvus (~1360-1422) statue in Lagos, Portugal Summer is near / Albufeira beach Pena Palace of Sintra, viewed from the Castle of the Moors Lisbon city street view in the early evening "Photo Gallery: Portugal Travel 2
Sep 17, 20251 min read


Exploring: Switzerland - Lugano, Lucerne, Zurich
This travel journal marks the last portion of our Italy and Switzerland trip. Over the past 20 days, we've gotten to see so much of Italy, covering more than 1,800 miles / 3,000 km, by trains, cars, buses, and ferries. It's hard to believe our time in this country is coming to a close, and now we finish by exploring Switzerland, starting with Lugano, then Lucerne and, finally, Zurich. LUGANO: As we were piecing together our trip itinerary, we booked the airfare, then everythi
Aug 27, 202513 min read


Exploring Italy, Pt. 7: Milan and Lake Como
If you've jumped right into this part of the adventure, this is where we've been: Part 1: Naples, Sorrento, and Capri Part 2: "The Heel" - Matera, Lecce, Otranto, Torre San Giovanni Part 3: Rome and Vatican City Part 4: Montepulciano Part 5: San Gimignano, Siena, Cortona, Bologna Part 6: Cinque Terre If all you know about Milan is pretty much the name, it's a bigger city than you might expect. It's a mix of modern and historic/iconic, has clean streets and sometimes very poor
Aug 20, 20259 min read


Exploring Italy, Pt. 6: Cinque Terre (2023)
If you've jumped right into this part of the adventure, this is where we've been: Part 1: Naples, Sorrento, and Capri Part 2: "The Heel" - Matera, Lecce, Otranto, Torre San Giovanni Part 3: Rome and Vatican City Part 4: Montepulciano Part 5: San Gimignano, Siena, Cortona, Bologna, Pisa, Verona Now, for the travel journal, visiting Cinque Terre... Most people are familiar with at least the name Cinque Terre, right? These are colorful, oceanside towns in northwest Italy, compri
Aug 18, 20257 min read


Exploring Italy, Pt. 5: San Gimignano, Siena, Cortona, Bologna, and More! (2023)
Whew, at this point, it feels like a recap is in order. So far, on this journey we've visited these places in southern Italy: Naples and...
Aug 9, 202510 min read


Sights From The Pasadena Doo Dah Parade - 2024 Edition
Welcome, visitors! Today, Nov. 24, 2024, marked the 45th "occasional" Doo Dah Parade. For the uninitiated, this event runs through the...
Nov 24, 20242 min read


Justin Kilmers Unite!
This post chronicles two people meeting who share the same name: Justin Kilmer.
Oct 12, 20242 min read


Amerigo Vespucci Italian Ship in the USA on July 4th
This post details the events related to the historic "Amerigo Vespucci" Italian Navy ship stopping in L.A. during it's world tour.
Jul 4, 20245 min read


Photo Gallery: Best of Italy Travel (2023)
Check out all the best views from beautiful Italy during our travels in summer 2023!
Jun 1, 20241 min read


Photo Gallery: Planespotting at LAX Airport, Los Angeles (2026 update)
Los Angeles International Airport is one of those great places for planespotting, having several vantage points around the very large...
Apr 7, 20242 min read


Photo Gallery: 44th Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah Parade (2023)
This photo gallery shows some of the creative zaniness from the almost-annual, family friendly Doo Dah Parade in Pasadena, California.
Nov 21, 20231 min read


Exploring Italy, Pt. 4: Montepulciano (2023)
Rome is in our rearview mirror as we head north, to the Tuscany region. Our next stop: Montepulciano.
Oct 28, 20236 min read


Exploring Italy, Pt. 3: Rome and Vatican City (2023)
This post highlights our experience visiting and exploring Rome and Vatican City over a couple days.
Oct 19, 20237 min read


A Tribute To David McCallum (1933-2023)
David McCallum passed away two days ago, on Sept. 25, 2023. These days, most people know of him as “Ducky” from NCIS, and many from a...
Sep 27, 20232 min read


Photo Gallery: 42nd Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah Parade (2019)
This photo gallery shows highlights from the 42nd Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah Parade in 2019!
Sep 4, 20232 min read


Exploring Italy, Pt. 2: The Heel - Matera, Lecce, Otranto, Torre San Giovanni (2023)
This post chronicles travel in the heel of Italy, exploring Matera, Otranto, Lecce, Torre San Giovanni, and more.
Aug 18, 20237 min read
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