When I lived in Boston, I was enthralled by their Fourth of July celebration at the Esplanade. Sadly, I won’t be there to enjoy this year’s 35th anniversary celebration, but I thought in order to get into the holiday spirit, I’d spend some time finding out what some other cities have planned for 2008’s […]

Posted on June 27th, 2008 by Thomas
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Since I’m thinking about New York, I wanted to write about the New Museum of Contemporary Art. The museum now makes its permanent home in lower Manhattan thanks to Tokyo architects Sejima+Nishizawa/SANAA. The building design is creating a bit of buzz and as always, opinions fall on the love it or hate it […]

Posted on June 11th, 2008 by Thomas
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Yes, I’m getting way off-track here. But I love ghost stories, murder mysteries, and all things that go bump in the night. Well, as long as they aren’t bumping into ME. And since Chicago is my favorite city, I’m sending Tomo there next, despite the fact that he has no reason to […]

Posted on June 6th, 2008 by Thomas
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Since I covered Haunted California as a possible excursion for Tomo, I got to thinkin’ about his hometown of New York. Wondering, naturally, about its ghosts, goblins, witches, and hauntings. Once I had the idea in my head, I had to know more.
What I found is that NYC is full of terrifying ghost […]

Posted on June 3rd, 2008 by Thomas
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Halloween is a huge deal at our house. On May 1st my nephew and I were already discussing our Halloween costume options. We are freaks.
So, despite the fact that it’s May, it’s not too early to begin planning a fall trip for Tomo. And what could be more fun than a […]

Posted on May 22nd, 2008 by Thomas
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“Let’s go surfin’ now, everybody’s learnin’ how, come on a safari with meeeeeeee!”
I’ve had that song in my head for a few days, so I took it as a sign that it’s time to send Tomo to Monterey for a surf weekend. To my knowledge, he doesn’t currently surf (at least not often […]

Posted on May 4th, 2008 by Thomas
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As I began doing some research, I realized something. I am going to have a DAMN good time spending Tomo’s money.
I have decided to start with a Santa Barbara wine tour trip for him and found a fabulous site that has compiled a listing of Santa Barbara area wineries, many of which […]

Posted on April 16th, 2008 by Thomas
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