Recent Tweets from Greece
On the tiny Naxos bar stereo, “Love will tear us apart, again.” and I am reminded of a certain sweet courtship with @skitten. 18 minutes ago via web
Meltemi winds, my current nemesis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etesian about 2 hours ago via web
The sailboat I’ll call home for the next 22 days is a beauty. Sadly, grounded here for the next few days while force 8 winds pass. about 2 hours ago via web
This is within view of our mooring: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/5372266 about 2 hours ago via web
After a ferry trip in which the crew politely handed out vomit bags, I am now on Naxos. about 2 hours ago via web
An in-flight magazine for travel to Kabul: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748704657504575411183679043588.html about 11 hours ago via web
Favorite blog of the now: http://crapatmyparentshouse.com about 11 hours ago via web
Oh wait, revised: I’m on a boat. about 11 hours ago via web
@skitten is ending his day, just as mine begins. Sitting on Hellenic Seaways Highspeed 4 ferry to Naxos — departing in 30 minutes. about 11 hours ago via web
5am in Greece and I have a ferry to catchos to Naxos. about 13 hours ago via twidroid
The television keeps advertising for a company called Onan. Perhaps the Greek orthodoxy left that story out of their catechism. about 17 hours ago via web
At the restaurant tonight? Old Lady Gaga. 70+ y/o, skin-tight spandex pantsuit, bleeding high yellow heels and white pyramid-shaped hair. about 18 hours ago via web
I’m on the edge of a neighborhood called Hellas. Somewhere, there’s a joke in there to be made by someone from California. about 19 hours ago via web
I once thought that men in southern Europe weren’t “into” buttoning up their shirts. Now I see the shirts, in fact, have no top buttons. about 19 hours ago via web
Walking back to my hotel this evening I noticed that the street smells of pee. Then I became deeply homesick for San Francisco. about 19 hours ago via web
And so it begins, a month-long journey into how many gross generalizations I can make about my time here in Greece. 3, 2, 1… about 19 hours ago via web
Last meal in the US for 33 days… http://twitpic.com/2g8z49 12:28 PM Aug 19th via Twitter for Android
21 August 2010 · Comment [1]
2008 in Places
We traveled less, but sailed more.
*denotes multiple visits.
Morro Bay, California
Monterey, California*
Santa Cruz, California*
Lake Tahoe, California*
Bolinas, California*
Orange County, California*
Benbow, California
Washington, DC
North Bend, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Cottage Grove, Oregon
Treasure Island, California*
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Kingstown, Saint Vincent
Tobago Cays, the Grenadines
Bequia, the Grenadines
29 December 2008 · Comment
Ah, Wikipedia...
Peets was created in 1966 (Bay Area); Starbucks was created by Jerry Baldwin (Seattle, 1971) in the image of Peets. Howard Shultz joined Starbucks in 1982 but left to create Il Giornale in 1985. Starbucks owners bought Peets stores, and sold Starbucks name to Il Giornale.
Thus what today is Starbucks is really Shultz’s rebranded vision Il Giornale; And what is Peets today is really the original vision of Starbucks, which, by the way, was the original vision of Peets.
30 June 2008 · Comment
An interesting little service Avis offers...
Good Afternoon Mr. Wills,
We appreciate that you have taken time out of your busy day to contact Avis on our website.
One of Avis’ reasons for success is that we provide our renter’s with a top of the line quality, dependable, well maintained, and highly serviced vehicles, and additional equipment, such as a ski rack. To have a renter such as you, advise us that you were provided a ski rack that as you have stated was out-dated was a disappointment. Your discontent results in our displeasure as well.
Utilizing the provided information concerning your inopportune ski rack condition, and resulting travel experience we promptly completed documentation which will be forwarded to the SFO, Avis managers so as they are made aware of the situation you incurred.
Please, feel confident, that we are as well self- assured that this will not occur to you our valued renter again.
As well as a result of our concern we would like to forward you an Avis Customer Service Certificate, we anticipate your next visit to our Avis counter.
Thank you for providing us another opportunity to provide our true quality of service.
Sincerely,
Erin Kate Pyefinch
Avis E-Mail Customer Service
7 April 2008 · Comment
Wallpaper: How many things would you not want to do again?
We missed it en(tired)ly, but Wallpaper had it late this weekend.
10 March 2008 · Comment