As we get into the middle of March we have to start taking the long-range models with a grain of salt
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The Beach Street life is a great life, but in order to appreciate it you gotta hit the road. Yes the Beach Street life requires a little change once in a while. Leaving the dogs and kids behind for a couple of days to explore the world is something we all need to do even when we live the beach life everyday. Anything we find that will recharge your batteries, we’ll be sure do share. If you find something let us know!
Northstar Snow Report
Conditions were incredible! It must have ‘blown-in’ some area’s because I was ripping through knee-deep fresh snow and carving my heart out!
Read moreTo Cold To Surf, Go Skiing!
After beating myself up with several face plants and one Tomahawk fall, I asked a simple question. I looked at Jack and said “Are there better skis for this kind of skiing?”
Read morePut The Surfboard Wax Down, and Wax Those Skis!
Now the Northstar has undergone a major renovation much like Heavenly, they have become one.
Read moreThe View Is Better From The Top, And The Ride Is Smooth Too.
I travel to and from beach life every week, and recently at 30,000 feet I took this photo as we broke through the clouds heading back west towards Orange County’s John Wayne Airport. This was southwest of Chicago, and we were very happy to see sunshine and find smooth air.
Read moreThe Balboa Stroll
People always tell me that Southern California is just too expensive. Well let me tell you how I spent $20 on a fantastic day.
Read moreThe Home That We All Dream Of, The Sierra Star
Since we don’t yet have a property on Lake Tahoe, we trek around the states to waterfront locations and I drive my wife nuts. It doesn’t matter if we are in Myrtle Beach, Kona Hawaii, Newport California or Lake Tahoe, I find a nice chair looking at the water, flop open by laptop and start writing.
Read moreSo What Makes It a Ritz?
His reply stuck with me, he said “you should make your competition, not join a competition. We don’t gauge ourselves by any measure other than our customers. That said we do watch two words, Four and Seasons.” The statement said a lot about the company, it’s direction and it’s training. All things I needed to work on.
Read moreSoCal – Off Beach Getaway
So here we are at noon, lazy and thirsty on the big Monterey Cannery Row style patio. My wife wandered over and grabbed a margarita while I wandered to the beer truck. Now this is Disney living. Standing at the beer truck, it was after 3 on my body clock but clearly the rest of the guests didn’t feel the same.
Read moreNeed a break from the beach?
The end of the evening was highlighted with the master wine maker opening a barrel of port, inserting a tube and asking everyone to bring their port glass. Since everyone was already 5-6 glasses to the wind a few people skipped the etiquette and grabbed any port glass
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