Sunday, July 14, 2019

THE COCKTAIL HOUR: Bay Breeze

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Quick, short, simple, and sweet. 1 1/2 ounces each of vodka, cranberry cocktail, and pineapple juice. Pour all ingredients into an 8 oun...
Friday, July 12, 2019

CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH TOWNS: Columbia

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Gold was discovered in Columbia in 1850. Over the next half century or so, more than $150 million worth of the metal was pulled out of th...
Thursday, July 4, 2019

The Cheapskate Wine Taster: Free and Cheap Wine Tasting in California's Wine Countries

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UPDATED March 2019 Time to make a new list. Those of you who know me well know I don't like to throw money away. Maybe 'Cheap...
Tuesday, July 2, 2019

FIELDS OF DREAMS: Coors Field, Denver, Colorado

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This week's post visits the home of the Rockies in Denver, Colorado. The Rockies started play in 1993 as an expansion team, a...
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Wednesday, June 26, 2019

FIELDS OF DREAMS: Angel Stadium - Anaheim, California

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Los Angeles had the Dodgers but Major League Baseball thought the region could support another team. Enter the singing cowboy, Gene Autry...
Friday, June 21, 2019

Game Day in Oakland, California

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There are two facilities I need to bitch and moan about while we were in the Bay Area. First, was our hotel in Pleasanton. While I usuall...
Wednesday, June 19, 2019

FIELDS OF DREAMS: Rickey Henderson Field, Oakland, California

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A couple of updates to the report below. Yes, Oakland is still the worst stadium in baseball but the concessionair was changed this year (...
Monday, June 17, 2019

CLASSIC TRIP - San Francisco, California 1998, Part 2

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THE ROCK See Part 1 of this trip here . Finally, we were ready to go over to Alcatraz. The Red and White Fleet provides transportati...