The (very old) Sea-Fruit Oyster House
Fins + Claws is a curiosity here on St. George Island. It once was the Sea-Fruit Oyster House and is one of the last oyster shucking houses left in Southern…
A Weekend Home in St. Mary’s County
October is my favorite month in Maryland, mostly because it finally cools off a bit. I had to take care of a few mundane tasks: clean the pine needles out…
The Habit Burger Grill
Voted the best hamburger by Consumer Reports (with McDonalds at last), I come here on Saturdays to begin my mundane weekend tasks. Their burgers are good, but not great. A…
The Santa Anna Winds
The Santa Anna winds are back – brewing up brown clouds from the yet-to-be-developed over-priced suburban wastelands; 100 F today but no word of fires – yet, thank god. After…
Three Exotics
I don’t have a grasp of the world of small airplanes, as I spent most of my time working on really big ones. But given there are thousands of small…
My Home-Away-from-Home Home Gym
I’ll admit it – I am an aging baby boomer in total denial. As long as Paul McCartney remains alive and in relatively good health I am fine, as he’s…
Doing my part to save water – without even knowing it!
I got this massive 4 bedroom house rental in California simply because it’s three minutes away from my client’s site at the Chino Airport, and it was only a few…
Pacific Coast Highway Revisited
So rule Number 2 (Number 1 being live close to the client in a comfortable dwelling) is to create an adventure one day every week. I had forgotten how long…