Follow-up description and review of T.H.A.I., an upscale Thai restaurant located on H Street in East Sacramento. A friend and I recently stopped by T.H.A.I. after a neighborhood association meeting for a bite to eat. Although the weather has been getting cooler, the evening was fairly mild and several people were dining on the front […]
2019 Greenest Cities in America
Description of the WalletHub 2019 Greenest Cities in America list. Where did Sacramento, CA rank on the list of 100 largest cities? WalletHub compared the largest 100 cities in the United States across 26 key indicators to determine the ranking (highest-lowest) of cities – and Sacramento placed #8 on the list. Not only that – […]
Adventures in England – Glastonbury Abbey
Description of a visit to the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey in Glastonbury, Somerset County, England. One in a series of Adventures in England blog posts. It was Day 4 of the Megalithomania 2019 Mysteries of England tour, and members of the tour group were all looking forward to what was to be a full day […]
Sacramento’s Gold Rush Saloons
(UPDATED 1/21/2020) Description of a talk given by James Scott of the Sacramento Public Library’s Sacramento Room on the topic of Sacramento’s Gold Rush Saloons. Can you guess the location of Sacramento’s first saloon? The 2019 Fall Semester of the Renaissance Society started this month, and I once again signed up for the A Cook’s […]
Adventures in England – Avebury Stone Circle and Henge
Description of a visit to Avebury Stone Circle and Henge, the largest stone circle in the world. One in a series of Adventures in England blog posts. It was Day 3 of the 2019 Megalithomania Mysteries of England Tour. Hugh Newman of Megalithomania, our tour guide, arrived promptly that morning to pick up the members […]