Hotdogs forthe Homeless 08'

Yesterday was the 2nd annual "Hotdogs for Homeless" event @ North B and Ahern in downtown Sacramento. Plenty of hotdogs, clothes & gift bags were given out. Thanks to all those who participated. For more information, link here to Socks & Gloves.

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Sierra Buttes!

On Saturday Danny took me hiking to the Sierra Buttes, which is located about 30 miles north of Truckee, near Sierra City. The hike up just about killed me. I'd like to think it was the altitude and incline that were responsible and not the fact that I am tremendously out of shape. But I think all three may have played a factor. The trail head starts at 7,000 feet and rises to about 8,600 feet in less than three miles. On the way up I had to convince myself that I was merely going on 16 hikes of 100 feet each. It took about 2 hours to hike up and some mild hyperventilating, but it was worth it. Amazing views, beautiful weather, and great sandwiches (samiches). If you have the means I highly recommend it. Thanks to Danny for the invite!

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4th of July in San Francisco

An Evening With Anoushka

The U-Dog & I caught Anoushka Shankar at the Mondavi Center last night and only have one thing to say: Ravi Shankar's daughter + sitar + Mondavi Center = Totally Awesome. If you ever get the chance, I highly recommend it. And for those of you who care, Norah Jones failed to show.

I Don't Remember Last Night

Is it possible to have a good time without whiskey? Probably, but not when you are attending a little event called Whiskies of the World Expo. I traveled down to San Francisco on Saturday with the usual suspects and spent the evening tasting whiskey, bourbon, scotch, tequila, cheese, cigars and learning to really appreciate the many fine varieties of Knob Creek. We crashed at Le Meridien Hotel for the night, which was located about 3 blocks from the San Francisco Belle, where the event was being held. The evening will also be remembered for one of the most thrilling/terrifying cab rides I have ever been associated with. On Sunday morning we capped it off with some breakfast at the Buena Vista, which is responsible for introducing Irish Coffee to America. If you ever have the opportunity, I highly recommend it. A few more things I learned; stairs on a boat get much more difficult to navigate later in the evening, bagpipe & drum bands are really cool, and peat moss makes for a very nice form of incense when burned over a tealight.

The view from our hotel room.

Free whiskey schwag.

Snowshoe 08'!

Last weekend was the 2nd annual Snowshoefestapalooza at Rob's cabin, and I think it was rather successful. Cigars were smoked, whiskey was consumed, air rifles were fired, trees were felled and then burned, and snow was shoed. Now, I can only speak for myself, but I had a pretty good time. If you compare this to last years snowshoe blog, you can see there was quite a bit more snow. We had several snow flurries and some hail, but overall the weather was beautiful, especially when you are staying in cabin that is heated to 70 degrees. Thanks to Rob , Franklin, Ulysses & Tyson for a successfully wasted weekend, and I mean that in the best way possible.

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Go Figure

You Are Big Bird

Talented, smart, and friendly... you're also one of the sanest people around. You are usually feeling: Happy. From riding a unicycle to writing poetry, you have plenty of hobbies to keep you busy. You are famous for: Being a friend to everyone. Even the grumpiest person gets along with you. How you life your life: Joyfully. "Super. Duper. Flooper."

The Sesame Street Personality Quiz