Author: Sam

Stinson Beach

We took advantage of the nice weather this morning to meet Luke and Katrina for some sand castle time at Stinson Beach.

Jumping Bean

When she was a baby she never really embraced the Johnny Jump Up.  It has a new lease on life these days!

Quiet

A very enlightening read. A book that should be a standard manual, in my opinion, for anyone in a management or teaching position.

Tubes

Tubes, Andrew Blum Disclaimer: I am a bit of a nerd deep down (or maybe not so deep?) so books like this are likely going […]

Bad Pharma

Bad Pharma, Ben Goldacre What an eye-opener!  I had no preconceived idea that the massive money machine behind modern pharmaceutical companies has patients as its […]

Cabin With The Bakkers

One last adventure before we take it easy for a month or two and stay close to home in case Valtenbergs Junior II comes knocking. […]

Disneyland!

Lisa had to host a winemaker dinner at Steakhouse 55 at Disneyland on Friday night, she also visited some clients around the Anaheim area whilst […]

Memorial Day Weekend at the Cabin

We scored some magic weather for four days over the Memorial Day long weekend up in the mountains. Kevin, Annie, Graham and Nikki joined us […]

The Sugar King of Havana

The Sugar King of Havana, John Paul Rathbone I found this book on a sidewalk sale rack at one of my favorite bookstores in downtown […]

Exposure

Exposure, Michael Woodford I remember the day Woodford blew the whistle on Olympus back in 2011.  The announcement made headlines across the world and sent […]

A Birthday Down Under

Lilia turned two last week so we took the opportunity to enjoy some of the last days of summer in Australia and celebrated the end […]

President’s Day Weekend at the Cabin

We took advantage of the long weekend for President’s Day and headed up to the mountains for a few days at the cabin, some magic […]

The Bakkers Visit San Francisco

Lisa and Brooke were in Sacramento for a girls weekend so Kevin came up to Tiburon with Anna and Sophia and stayed with Lilia and […]

Early Birthdays

The Youngs are off on a sojourn to Palm Springs for a month or so, so are going to miss Lisa and Lilia’s birthdays. It’s […]

At The Gym

A few short clips off Mum’s iPhone from the gym today…