On our last day in San Francisco, broke as a joke, but still wanting to take in more of the sites of San Francisco we decided to take a walk across the Golden Gate Bridge. the Parc 55 Concierge suggested to us to take the San Francisco MTA #76 bus which only runs every hour [...]

Planning a San Francisco Weekend Trip…

Brandie is turning the ‘dirty thirty’ this Friday, and to celebrate (besides going out last weekend) I’m taking her up to San Francisco for the weekend. I’ve been a few times to the city for a couple of different reasons. My favorite still has to be the first trip I took with my family. I [...]

Conclusion of the Four Square Experiment

So after just over a month of checking in, adding tips, and completing to do’s on Four Square, I’m not sure if I have a definitive answer whether its a valuable social network for me. Four Square definitely comes off more as a game then a social network. The competition of declaring mayorships and collecting [...]

Did Yelp Change their Review Filter?

Yelp, the local review website, may have recently changed their algorithm that blocks some reviews from being displayed publicly. This algorithm looks for fraudulent Yelp accounts and fraudulent Yelp reviews. I assume this has been very effective for them, keeping the local business reviews pure and uninfluenced. They protect their system from being gamed by [...]

Padres Spring Training Opens Tomorrow

Padres Spring Training Opens tomorrow and another batch of walk on’s, AAA, AA, and past professionals attempt to make the Opening Day roster. Like the NFL’s Preseason Spring Training really doesn’t have much draw for me. I like the intimate venues the National vs. American league match ups and even the tease of MLB around [...]

TED Talks: Jamie Oliver

When I get the chance I love watching TED Talks. They truly ideas worth spreading. Jamie Oliver, more commonly known as the Naked Chef won the 2010 TED Award for his stance on obesity. At the heart of Oliver’s work is an assault on the obesity epidemic: The CDC states that one in four Americans [...]

Lost Prediction

After watching the 4th episode of the final Season of Lost, my theory of what is really going on its taking shape on this crazy TV shows. I don’t subscribe to all the Lost Fan sites out there so there’s no outside influence here. I explained this to Brandie the other night, and her only [...]