An Oasis in the middle of the city…
It just hit 103 outside my home in San Diego, and that is hot for us, and me too. But there are some cool spots in the city and one is both an oasis from the heat and the name …
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100 years old… and still going
I don’t know too many things we make these days that will not only last a hundred years, but actually improve over time. The Panama Canal is such a wonder… opened for business in 1914 and bigger and better than …
Tut is coming to Oasis!
Tutankhamun, or Tut, is coming to Oasis! The pharaoh will actually not be arriving after a 3,700 year journey, but we will be have a Tut Talk at the San Diego chapter of the Oasis Lifelong Learning Institute, on October …
Da island mon…
“Hey mon, you gunna get away to da island?”… a few minutes from downtown San Diego lies Coronado Island. You can take the ferry from the Embarcadero (Broadway and Harbor Drive), or some of the hotels offer water taxis across …
Fun Stuff… only
I was checking the site logs the other day and I noticed a lot of international visitors from all over the world. Yes, I do collect browser information, but nothing personal or secret stuff… just general location and pages of …
Air Conditioned Desert
If you are into heat, as in hotter than heck, then the desert is the place for you. We recently headed to the hot but ended up taking some nice hikes that were pleasantly cool. Check out our Urban Hiking …
Get Out!… of the house
Yes, you need to get out of the house and see something other than a glowing screen filled with mind-melting nonsense. And my recommendation is your local museums, and surrounding parks. In San Diego we have Balboa Park, which is …
I feel smart… A Way with Language live event
Ever watch a movie waiting for the “good part” and it never comes… another hour and a half of life wasted. Or even worse, feel like you needed to take a bath after watching some TV show about nasty people …
Mosquito Vision… an Infrared World
Ever wonder what the world looks like to mosquitoes, or some snakes and fish? Some animals see heat (infrared) much like we see visible light. Hunting at night, or looking for a tasty meal (mosquitoes), seeing heat could be a …
Golf Tournament on a Monday
If you play that old Scottish game with the little white ball, then you needed to show up at the Third Annual San Diego Museum of Man Golf Tournament on the 7th of April. The course was beautiful, with a …
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West Coast cruise, April 2013
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