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A Magical Visit to the Snoopy Home Ice Rink and the Charles M. Shultz Museum!

Posted on May 11, 2025May 11, 2025 by

I can’t believe I’ve lived in the Bay Area this long and never been to the Peanut’s themed ice rink and museum in Santa Rosa. As someone who loves themed entertainment, and a skater, this is straight up my alley. Built in 1969 (the year of my birth!), Snoopy Home Ice was created by Charles…

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Man standing in front of several disney theme park castles.

Bucket List Complete: Visiting All the Disney Theme Parks!

Posted on March 18, 2025March 18, 2025 by

February 2025 marks a huge bucket list I can check off: I’ve visited every Disney theme park on the planet! In case you don’t know, they are the following: Some people have asked me to rank my favorites. It’s tough. Several of them have special places in my heart. I would say it’s a tie…

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late night street in Ueno , Tokyo Japan

Highlights from 2025 Tokyo Trip

Posted on March 13, 2025March 14, 2025 by

Visiting Tokyo again last week was so dope! I spent the majority of my time in the Ueno / Akihabara sections of Tokyo this time, since those areas were new to me. It was a good choice. Ueno is most well known for its proximity to the massive Ueno Zoological Gardens, and the many museums,…

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First Visit to Hong Kong Disneyland!

Posted on March 10, 2025March 10, 2025 by

So I finally completed a life goal: to visit every Disney theme park on the planet. I got to spend two fun filled days at Hong Kong Disneyland! Honestly I had only one MUST do at Hong Kong Disney, the Mystic Manor ride. For Disney park nerds, this is touted as the best version of…

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Meandering through Mexico with Amy

Posted on January 1, 2025January 1, 2025 by

The year was 1992. I was 23 years old, an aimless college grad on my own. I had just spent a year volunteering at a legal aid society in El Paso, Texas, helping refugees apply for political asylum in the United States. It was an eye-opening experience for me, living in a border town, learning…

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2024 Round Up: Skate Travels and Teaching, Hiking SF, Challah for Papa

Posted on December 27, 2024December 31, 2024 by

As I wrote in the previous post, lots of 2024 was spent dealing with external events that impacted my life. Which was a lot. But I also accomplished quite a bit. Published the Definitive History of Yehoodi.com I began 2024 with the release of a 39-page history of the online community Yehoodi.com, a labor of…

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Skating at the Oldest Rink in America

Posted on October 2, 2024October 4, 2024 by

Oaks Park Rink in southern Portland is a national treasure — the oldest rink in the America, established in 1905, and the second largest in the country! I had the pleasure of spending the weekend skating on that buttery, gigantic floor for the Rose City Skate Jam. What’s interesting about the rink is not only…

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Riverfront park was lovely

First Time in Portland!

Posted on October 2, 2024October 2, 2024 by

Somehow I have lived this long without ever visiting Portland, Oregon. This is despite being a coffee nerd and a foodie, and it being just a short flight from San Francisco. I remedied that this weekend with a quick trip there for a skate party. (I’ll write more about the party in the next post.)…

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An Epic Day at the Alameda County Fair!

Posted on June 21, 2024June 21, 2024 by

We had an unexpected day off at work because of Juneteenth, which I decided to spend going back to the Alameda County Fair, which I haven’t been to for at least two decades. I have fond memories of going to the fair as a young person. But would it live up to the nostalgia after…

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I Went to My First National Skate Event, Soul Skate Detroit!

Posted on May 28, 2024May 30, 2024 by

This weekend, I got to experience my first national rhythm skate event, Soul Skate Detroit, one of the most popular skate events in the world. Soul Skate has been held over Memorial Day weekend for 17 years! Getting to skate in one of the historic centers of Black skating in America was high on my…

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