As long as we’re on the subject of art, I must mention another amazing exhibit I recently visited, Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence, at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. (through Oct. 15) Kehinde Wiley is best known for his presidential portrait of Obama. (not in the show)You can view this painting at…
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My airline still publishes a monthly inflight magazine, found in your seat-back pocket. Doesn’t that seem like a relic from a more glamorous past? Every month, this complimentary magazine features a new destination “in three-perfect days.” That’s great, but who has three days? Recently, some friends asked me to help show their out-of-town guest around…
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My brother was recently in town visiting for Christmas. This means that I have been spending a ton of time watching football -and cheering him on in his quest to become champion of his fantasy league. My brother is a sports FANatic. He loves all sports: football, baseball, basketball, soccer, hockey, boxing, professional, college, international….
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The hottest reservation in town is for Empress by Boon: San Francisco’s new restaurant recently opened by star chef Ho Chee Boon. It literally took me months to get a reservation. My persistence and stalking skills finally paid off, and I snagged a table for 4 last Saturday! (at 5:00pm) But hey, it was on…
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“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” Confucius Lately, my heart has been at the beach. I can’t get enough of it. The beaches in Northern California aren’t necessarily sun-drenched. They can be. But they’re more likely overcast. The terrain is varied, and the weather is unpredictable. It can be sunny and warm or…
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In 2020, I had planned a trip to Pompeii, which of course, never happened. But last Saturday, I caught a glimpse of this tragic city at the Legion of Honor. My brother invited me to the museum to see a very interesting exhibit: Last Supper in Pompeii -From the Table to the Grave. The exhibition…
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Initially, I intended to write about Alcatraz in my Bay Area series: In My Own Backyard. But I thought, “I can’t talk about Alcatraz and not mention Eastern State Penitentiary.” They’re like first cousins. Alcatraz, in San Francisco, and Eastern State Penitentiary (ESP), in Philadelphia, are two of America’s most historic and storied former prisons. They…
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Before I had kids, my brother, Michael, and I started a baseball stadium tour. Once a year, we would meet in a different city to watch our favorite sport: baseball. Our first trip was to Boston’s beloved Fenway Park. We took a stadium tour where we walked the field, sat in the dugout, and peeked…
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For Mother’s Day, I invited my mom to dim sum in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Since I have a broken ankle and my mother has a walker, we didn’t cover much ground -only about a 4-block radius. San Francisco is a great walking town unless you have a broken ankle or a walker. Then, it’s a…
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If you happen to be traveling through my backyard, San Francisco Bay Area, and you happen to enjoy wine, you’ll want to make a day trip to the wine country. Napa is less than an hour’s drive from the city. With nearly 400 wineries in the valley, the possible itineraries are endless. But in this…
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