Day One SFO to IAD

 
 
So I guess it’s about time I share my thoughts,pics , and ,this time, videos of the grand trip to Oman. Just like the trip to Vietnam last year, I was an instructor teaching some foriegn border security force, how we do what we do at the Oakland Seaport. It was a business trip and [...]

Bet they didn’t see that coming.

So last night I was showing an out of town guest around Oakland. One of the things we had to do was have some Masu Sake (the bottomless sake at Coach Sushi). It was an interesting evening as so many of her friends had warned her of Oakland’s “mean streets” and of it’s residents propensity [...]

If Oakland had a decent butcher my house wouldn’t smell like blue cheese and Pine Sol.

So yesterday I was going to do one of my favorite things that doesn’t involve a motorcycle…or the exchange of body fluids.
I was going to make a kickass roast pork loin on the rotisserie to feed a bunch of drunk friends with. So I went to my local store( Lucky’s ) to buy the [...]

Meh, Milano

So yesterday I was out doing a walking tour of my hood and points beyond. There is a house I was interested in trying to buy on the other side of the lake so I walked over. Strolled a few laps around the prospective hood, and met a few potential neighbors. The weather was so [...]

Deck and Sausage Jokes

So on Saturday I a hosted fun little gathering at The Penthouse. It was good times. As far as Parties go it was all a host could ask for. Everyone had a great time. The turn out was good. There was no drama, no one broke anything, fell off the roof, or puked. 
This party was [...]

Anticipation

So I got some cool stuff in the works. I got a big party at my place tomorrow night. Well I don’t know how “Big” it can really be, my apartment isn’t exactly huge. Usually when I have a “get together” it tends to be 12 to 15 people or so. There will be closer [...]

And the winner is…

So Tuesday there were more protests here at the Oakland Seaport. I guess this was a good week to be outspoken about your cause. Last weeks longshoremen work stoppage to protest the war in Iraq get a lot of coverage and made some what of an impact. But Tuesday the Port Truckers (mostly owner/operators) want [...]

Protein Supplements

So in my quest to become a bay area home owner one of the things I have to do is wrangle my spending. I am way to quick to blow my cash. A little research into my spending habits shows me that I eat out too much. Lunch and dinner are expenses that I shouldn’t [...]

Hello, old friend

I won’t really go into why but for the last four years or so there was something lacking in my diet.
Bacon!!
When I was growing up my mom (who died of a heart attack at 44) made everything with bacon. The preferred cooking fat was bacon grease. There were times when she would fry up a [...]

Pissing with Pele

So yesterday I walked over to the Grand Lake Theater to catch The Bank Job. I’ve wanted to see it for a while but it just recently started showing at the Grand Lake last week. First I walked a lap around the hood. Got a bite to eat at Cafe Di Bartolo and checked out The Day of the Dead [...]