The Color Run 2016 with our friends Chris and Wakana.
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Rome and it’s amazing architecture
Still in our first day on vacation in Rome we kept on exploring all the amazing architecture that Rome has to offer until well after the sun went down..
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Rome
Our most recent vacation we decided to go to Rome Italy and have a look around for a few days. We were staying was literally three blocks from Vatican City so we hit the ground got checked in and immediately headed over there to see what there was to see.
Hollywood – Las Vegas Weekend
To wrap up Sharon’s string of birthday surprises I booked tickets at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood to see Alton Brown’s live show Eat Your Science. As a surprising addition to the weekend she also managed to score tickets to a taping of Fool Us with Penn & Teller at The Rio in Las Vegas. […]
Thanksgiving in Hawaii
We decided to spend the Thanksgiving holiday this year somewhere other than home. So we decided to go to Hawaii for the week and camp our way around the island. While we did stay in a few Air B&B locations, a couple were just a shade above camping. Here’s how our week went… [Many of […]
Wreck Dive
Our wreck dive was slated for the Yukon and the RubyE, but due to the number of boats in a holding pattern to tie up for the RubyE we made our second site an observation tower that was toppled in a storm a few years earlier. With this dive done we’re confident that the dives […]
Wasteland Weekend 2016
Wasteland Weekend 2016 got off to a rough start. While the best laid plans of Mice and Men often go astray, with Wasteland Weekend our plans ended up starting off early, cold, and unbelievably windy.
Hatch Chili Festival
Our Amazing Weekend at the Hatch Chili Festival in Hatch New Mexico. Every year at the end of summer/beginning of fall we see Hatch chili peppers start showing up in the stores around San Diego CA. and they are always delicious and smell so good while roasting. This year we decided to go to the […]
DEF CON 24
DEF CON 24 with a quick stop at BlackHat 2016 This year at DEF CON 24 and BlackHat 2016 was sure to be the biggest yet, and by the looks of the crowds it lived up to the hype. My point of view of DEF CON 24 is a little narrow as the wife and […]
Comic Con
Comic Con 2016, the people, the costumes, the parties! Comic Con is quite possibly the biggest convention that San Diego hosts. There are exhibits from almost every Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Fiction movie or TV series you can think of. The people that attend go to great lengths to craft some astonishingly accurate and many times […]
Star Trek Beyond World Premiere
How we ended up at the Star Trek Beyond World Premiere Wednesday July 20th was the start of the famed Comic-Con in downtown San Diego. We read that there were going to be lots of VIP A list celebrities at the Star Trek Beyond World Premiere, and tickets were in high demand and short supply. […]
Check out Brick’s Yelp Review of Famoso Mexican Street Food
Brick’s Yelp Review of Famoso Mexican Street Food
4th of July Camping Trip
Our 4th of July camping trip to Sweetwater Campground. We were invited to spend the 4th of July camping with some friends out at Sweetwater Campground in Bonita Southern California. We had no idea that you could get such a serene peaceful location and still be so close to everything!
Annie’s Canyon
A short hike to Annie’s Canyon next to the San Elijo Lagoon. The recently restored Annie’s Canyon is a short hike of a slot canyon type of geography that is directly south of the San Elijo Lagoon. This was previously defaced with large amounts of graffiti and has been recently restored to it’s natural beauty.
Fathers-day outing to Los Angeles.
How we did Fathers-day this year. While sleeping in on Fathers-day is the norm for most I didn’t want to waste any of the day. So we got up only a little later than usual and were up and out the door.
Potrero CA. Ride
Our Sunday Potrero CA. ride. What better way to spend part of a weekend than taking a ride through the southern California desert. A short piece about our Potrero CA. ride.
Scuba diving at La Jolla Shores
A weekend dive with Nathan at La Jolla Shores When we moved to San Diego we were seriously looking forward to spending lots of time scuba diving, and we have at La Jolla Shores. We had learned to dive in Oklahoma where the only option was lakes where the visibility was maybe 4 feet, and […]
Lionel’s Legacy Bricks review on Yelp
Lionel’s Legacy Senior Dog Rescue. Lionel’s Legacy is an absolutely great organization. I highly recommend them of you’re looking at adopting a dog. Or if you have pet supplies to donate. Lionel’s Legacy Senior Dog Rescue – – San Diego, CA 1 review of Lionel’s Legacy Senior Dog Rescue “I have followed their efforts for […]
Layer One weekend in Los Angeles.
Our weekend at Layer One didn’t exactly go as planned. He had originally intended to attend just the Layer One after party at the 23B shop in Fullerton on Sunday night, but some of our good friends in the InfoSec community talked us into coming up early.
Hotel California Bricks TripAdvisor review
At the Hotel California you can check out but you won’t want to leave. The Hotel California was quite possibly one of the best places I have ever stayed in my life. Check out my review on TripAdvisor below. When you check in they clearly state that “You can check out but you can never […]
Offbeat Brewing Company Bricks review on Yelp
Bricks Yelp review of the Offbeat Brewing Company Feel free to check out my other reviews of places in San Diego or elsewhere. Offbeat Brewing Company – Escondido – Escondido, CA 61 reviews of Offbeat Brewing Company “Very cool place, dog/kid friendly. Came on a Saturday, it was pretty empty but they just opened. […]
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Nara Park, Japanese Deer Park and Todai-ji temple 03-29-2016
Nara Park, also known as the Japanese Deer Park and home to the Todai-ji temple. With over 1200 wild Sika deer roaming the grounds of the park, Nara park, or The Japanese Deer Park provides a rare opportunity to actually get close enough to pet a wild deer as well as see the Todai-ji temple. […]
Cleveland National Forest on HWY 74
Great Scenic Views in the Cleveland National Forest. 05-15-2016 We spent a little time with a good friend in Eastvale CA. and decided to take scenic HWY 74 through the Cleveland National Forest on the way home. While Lake Elsinore is low you can still get boats out on it.
Mothers Day Weekend in Big Bear CA.
This was the start of a great Mothers Day weekend in Big Bear CA. It was decided that we would celebrate Mother’s Day weekend in Big Bear CA. a few weeks earlier, which is a really good thing because there was no trying to figure out what to go and do at the last minute.
Iron Maiden at The Forum, Inglewood CA.
Iron Maiden there is no better band in the world! The weather for the Iron Maiden concert couldn’t have been better. It was the middle of April and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky in Inglewood CA that day. It’s what we like to call “Brochure Weather”, and a major reason we love living […]
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A Sunday in Athens Greece 03-29-2015
Walking Around Athens on a Sunday. Melissinos Art – The Poet Sandal Maker We started off the day with a visit to the Poet Sandal Maker of Athens. Sharon was researching Athens before we went and found this shop. Apparently he’s world renowned for his natural leather sandals and custom fitting them to your feet […]
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Takayama Shinto Shrine
Takayama Shinto Shrine across the street from Shinagawa station. The Takayama Shinto Shrine shrine was built at the end of the 15th century on a hill near where the Shinagawa station stands now. At that time there were about 200 steps leading from the sea to the oratory of the shrine as the sea was just […]
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Our first few hours on the ground in Japan at Shinagawa Station.
Shinagawa station After very little sleep we were wide awake at 0300 so we decided to go exploring. Right across the street was the Shinagawa Train Station.
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Fushimi Inari Shrine
A morning spent at the Fushimi Inari Shrine. Fushimi Inari shrine site in Kyoto Japan at the base of Mt. Inari. The site consists of a main shrine and many smaller shrines accessible by paths lined with torii (the orange gates pictured below). The shrine has the nickname “the shrine of a thousand gates” due […]
