travel
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Farewell for now, Ventura
Today is the final day of the family’s extended stay in Ventura. I have a tire-pressure problem to address, and a trip to Best Buy to make, but other than that, the exit should not be a hassle. It’s been good to be in another place, a place that’s not our usual set of restaurants Continue reading
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A Trip to Los Angeles
This past weekend, some of the family and I drove down from Ventura to Los Angeles. Drive Time: Gaffigan, David Perell, and Theme Time Radio Hour On the drive down to LA, we listened to Jim Gaffigan’s new album, The Skinny, and on the way home we listened to the Questions episode of Bob Dylan’s Continue reading
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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
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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
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