Hey local readers, I’d love you to join me at the Drive it Home Show, presented by the National Safety Council and Allstate Foundation, Thursday, April 4. If you have tween, teen, or are concerned about teen driving safety, it will be an informative (and entertaining!) event. Please feel free to share this post with anyone who might like to attend. Details… Read more »
You would think that a beer crazy town like Sacramento would have a plethora of German themed bars or beirhalls if you will. As far as I know, LowBrau is the only one. And while I was disappointed that there was no oompa-like polka music to be heard, it paled in comparison to the pleasure I got from the delicious… Read more »
I’m not misquoting Howard Cosell. I’m waxing philosophical. KCRA is running their local A List popularity contest again. And of course, my blog automatically got “nominated” because I put it on there last year and they just keep renewing the nomination status regardless of whether or not I actually continue to blog. But, then I thought, “What is a blog?” … Read more »
Yes, I’m a little bit obsessed with this Road Side America site. But, wouldn’t you be too if you enjoyed quirky, off-beat things? Well, Sacramento, there are just those things in your own backyard. Not literally, well, maybe. I don’t know you, so you might have a giant ball of twine back there trying to be the world’s largest or… Read more »
Sometimes the universe aligns in a strange, yet interesting way. Background: Most Friday nights I spend with my parents. Most of those Friday nights are spent shopping at the Costco in Folsom and then dinner afterwards at Islands. My youngest nephew is obsessed with monster trucks. Tonight, for reasons unbeknownst to me, my sister and her two boys joined me… Read more »
The other day I got a Google Alert about “dating in Sacramento.” The local Fox affiliate did a piece called Dating in Sacramento, Are Singles Doomed? Instantly, I was pissed off. It wasn’t because the folks at Fox40 didn’t ask a Sacramento dating blogger for her opinion after documenting years in the local dating scene…it was because of this thought… Read more »
It’s a three day weekend. What are you going to do? The weather is supposed to be beautiful, so I’m going to head up to El Dorado County to visit the Charles B. Mitchell winery. But, it’s not just the weather that’s luring me up into the foothills of the Sierras. It’s a Bottle Your Own Wine weekend! What’s that… Read more »