A well deserved break from our bike ride today: In all my years coming to Tahoe, I think this is my first time in Donner Lake. Patrick’s too. First impressions? It was cold, but pleasant after our ride. The bottom was way too rocky to even walk at all. I’ll take Serene Lakes any day.

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I almost brought my bike up this weekend, but instead we were treated to nearly a foot of fresh powder. Photos by Emily. 

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Customer: “Excuse me!” Walmart employee number one doesn’t make eye contact and tries to step out of her way.

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Great spring break day with Lisa and the kids today: spelunking at California Caverns, then a short hike at Big Trees followed up with a good meal and great beer at Snowshoe Brewery in Arnold. Whew!

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Patrick and Kaitlyn relived a moment on New Year’s Eve from 11 years earlier.

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The cast is off! (The grime and dead skin is not yet.)

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John Poremba added just the right amount of

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Home again, home again, jiggety-jig. We’ve just landed back in Sac on the last leg of our trip to Florida, Virginia, Washington D.C. and New York. We’re exhausted and home-sick after 14 days on the road, but

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We have one more day in the Big Apple, then we’ll see our first Broadway play with Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick (It’s Only a Play,) and fly home tomorrow.

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On Facebook my pizza-lovingest friends, Vincent Gee and Joe Buckley immediately began drilling me on the quality. We decided that it was very good-VERY good- but perhaps not the best pizza on the planet. It was only a few ingredients (dough, cheese, spices and a sauce) but they were

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