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  • Week One in Ventura, California

    As I write this, the family and I have completed the first week in Ventura, California. Years ago, someone called Ventura a “blue-collar beach town” and that’s how I describe it. It’s not chic in the way that Santa Barbara can feel, and it’s not big, tourist-y, and popular in the way that San Diego Continue reading

  • Big Bear Lake and San Francisco within Four Days

    It’s Tuesday, and I’m back at my house, but I’ve been on the road since Saturday. My wife and I drove our two boys out to Big Bear Lake, CA, to drop them off for Tilden Summer Camp. We were there a night, and we drove back to Phoenix on Sunday. One of the highlights Continue reading

  • Family Dinner at Federal Pizza

    After my daughter and I picked up my son from the airport on Saturday, we headed to Federal Pizza on Central for dinner. A 15-piece order of wings; the Flaming Lips pizza; and the Nutella tiramisu: all delicious. And for me: The Hazy Little Thing IPA from Sierra Nevada. And not very expensive for what Continue reading