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I Didn’t Know Jack . . . London

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Sparrow/Watson

by Bob Sparrow When someone would say the name Jack London to me I’d think Call of the Wild, and . . . well, not much else. Maybe because I am from northern California, I’d think of Jack London Square … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bohemian Club, Call of the Wild, Glen Ellen, Jack London, Jack London Square, Jack London State Historic Park, Napa/Sonoma wine country, Wolf House | 7 Comments

Hawaiian Postscript – OK, OK I Didn’t Work the WHOLE Time!

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Sparrow/Watson

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bali Hai, Hanakapi'ai Falls, Hawaii, Jurassic Park, Kaua'i, Ke'e Beach, Kuhio Highway, Na Pali Coast, Naena State Park, South Pacific | 5 Comments

MY (ALMOST) WEEK WITH TOM CRUISE

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Sparrow/Watson

By Suzanne Sparrow Watson Last week we spent some time in Mammoth Lakes, as we have done most summers since the mid-80’s. We used to hike and enjoy the scenery, but then we started playing golf and such pursuits were … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Info / Up-dates, opinion, Uncategorized | Tagged Barrett Lake, hiking, Mammoth Lakes, Mammoth Lakes Westin, Oblivion, old boyfriends, TJ Lake, Tom Cruise | Leave a comment

A Cabo Fish Story

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Sparrow/Watson

by Bob Sparrow I would like to think that the moniker, ‘Bob the Fish Killer’ comes from the many trophy fish and photos that adorn my den wall, but unfortunately I think it’s a reference to my inability to keep … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cabo San Lucas, fishing trip, The Giggling Marlin, the Grand Legacy | 5 Comments

I Had To Go To Hawaii to WORK! A Picture Story

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Sparrow/Watson

by Bob Sparrow Two weeks ago I had to go to Hawaii to attend a conference for work. Economic times being what they are, I was asked to keep the expenses down, which I did. My flight over to Hawaii … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Grand Hyatt Kaua'i, Kaua'i Marriott | 1 Comment

Pomp & Circumcise

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Sparrow/Watson

by Bob Sparrow This week’s road trip is a virtual one to college campuses – much like how my college professors described my experience on college campuses – virtual. The ‘old’ definition of virtual according to my iPhone is … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged college gradulates, Kermit the Frog, Kurt Vonnegut, Mary Schmich, Matthew Gilbert, Russell Baker, Steve Jobs, Winston Churchill | Leave a comment

In Search of the ‘Road to Zanzibar’

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Sparrow/Watson

by Bob Sparrow I’m not sure if it was the Robert Frost poem The Road Not Taken, Charles Kuralt’s ‘Road Books’ or the old ‘Road Movies’ that got me hooked, but ‘the road’ has always had a certain appeal … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bali, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour, Charles Kurant, Morocco, National Geogrpahic, Paramount Pictures, Playboy, Road Movies, Robert Frost, Singapore, Sunday Morning, The Road Not Taken, Zanzibar | Leave a comment

A WOMAN AHEAD OF HER TIME – Part Two

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Sparrow/Watson

By Suzanne Sparrow Watson When we left Annie in Part One, she had just witnessed the shooting death of her mother and was, in the norms of that time, a spinster. But that was about to change. In the late … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Annie Billiou Hoever, CA, John Hoever, Mother's Day, Stanford University, Willows | 2 Comments

Road Trip Through the Continental Divide – Part II

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Sparrow/Watson

by Bob Sparrow Just outside the city limits of Denver heading east the state of Colorado quickly becomes Nebraska – not geographically, but visually. Here the world is flat. There is nothing but miles and miles of nothing but miles … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Chicago, Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska | 9 Comments

The City of Californicating, Oregon

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Sparrow/Watson

by Bob Sparrow I love Oregon, but as a Californian I always go there in disguise; not the glasses, big nose and mustache kind, but rather with an affected Canadian accent, which ends up sounding more like a drunk … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Sunriver | Leave a comment