Category Archives: in the city

The year of the tiger

One night recently, Mischa and I decided to take an impromptu and long-overdue trip over to San Francisco’s Chinatown. (Granted, it’s less than 10 minutes away by bike, but we still hadn’t been there since moving to the city!) And as fortune would have it, that particular night was the city’s celebration of Chinese New [...]
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Around the city

This weekend took me around the city, soaking up the sunshine, including: - My neighborhood farmer’s market at Fillmore and O’Farrell for garlic & onions, tangerines, and other non-CSA goods–and lots of tasty food sampling with Charlie - A trip to the library for a new book from my ongoing reading list of business books [...]
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Rainy days and biking the bridge

It’s been raining off-and-on in the city for over a week now. Lots of excuses to stay indoors, to stay in bed, to find any way to stay warm and dry. So when the forecast promised a sunny Saturday, plans were set. Bicycles tuned up. Breakfast reservations were (mentally) made. And then at 9 o’clock [...]
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The Bikeway Mural

Just one instance of the bicycle love (and street art) in this city: the Duboce Bikeway Mural. It marks at the start of “The Wiggle,” the winding bike route through the hills (and our neighborhood) of San Francisco.
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For Love of LA – a multi-part love letter

When I moved to LA a few years ago, I knew I would find my place in this big city somehow. But really feeling at home in a new place takes a while. Sometimes a long while. You make a city “yours” with routines, weekly habits, choosing your favorite coffee spot, visiting your local market every week, [...]
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