I stripped down to my bikini and gingerly stepped into the 48-degree water.   The wool hat, puff jacket, running jacket, long sleeve shirt, stretch pants and running shoes with thick...

It was just an experiment… These last 3 months were a trial run in a new lifestyle experiment.  The goal was to be a house sitter up and down the...

“I have no special talents, I am only passionately curious.” –Albert Einstein The word ‘curiosity’ has been getting a lot of attention lately.  So much so, in fact, that it...

What if someone told you to go jump in the Hudson River or the San Francisco Bay?  You’d probably reply with a few expletives and hand gestures (especially if you’re...

San Francisco loves theme parties.  Bay to Breakers, Gay Pride, Chiditarod (a play on the Alaskan dogsled race with shopping carts and group costumes started here in SF prior to going nationwide), the...

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Portland, Oregon is where it’s at.  Where else can you find massive sunflowers lining alleyways, roses lining street corners, and city parks with 5,000 or more acres?  Perfect lawns and...