It is sunny here in Rapid City, SD, and thankfully yesterdays wind is gone, even the locals complained about the wind. I am sitting by the window of the Ramada Inn, conveniently arranged so that if you open the blinds you have no privacy, a frequent cost over function feature of the budget hotels I live in….
Category: Food and drink
Omnivore’s Dilemma – read it soon
Reading The Ominvore’s Dilemma, Tricia referd it and it is one of better books I have read in a long time. Michael Pollan explores where what we eat comes from, so far I have learned that most of what we eat is connected with corn in some way or another, I had no idea…
315 Tapas Bar in Idaho
This place is great, simply called “315”, check out their web page Sat on the deck, a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, the only thing missing was my best travel buddy. That is the downside of traveling alone, some of the best places, but no one to share them with. Oh and all this with a…
Sunnyvale Seminar
Well I did not leave my heart in San Francisco, met some good folks there but on to Sunnyvale. Was in the mood for noolde soup and blessing upon blessing there was a Japanese resturant at the hotel I am staying in, Kyora so I had Udon. There is just nothing like noodle soup, Tony…
Valley of the Moon
After some challenging navigation we found the Valley of the Moon Vinyard.This is Jack London country. We had a wonderful picnic and afternoon, Tricia did some reading and writing, I did a quick sketch.
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