tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post8459016073330146497..comments2023-12-11T03:37:10.895-08:00Comments on This Card Is Cool - My Life in Baseball Cards: Serving up a plate full of 1/1.Ryan Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670458381967699663noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-45305142598164979442018-02-19T09:41:02.826-08:002018-02-19T09:41:02.826-08:00Oh man. I forgot about factoring in Giants games...Oh man. I forgot about factoring in Giants games. I can't exactly say how many times I've been to Candlestick and AT&T... but 100 games is very conservative, so my total at least doubles.<br /><br />The coast between SF and SC is so beautiful... and much less crowded. Although... Hwy 1 is seeing more and more traffic with each passing year.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-75397922476540075822018-02-19T06:53:02.217-08:002018-02-19T06:53:02.217-08:00I guess if there's no reason to be in the City...I guess if there's no reason to be in the City, you probably don't want to be in the City. If I was living in San Jose, I probably wouldn't go into SF more than once or twice a year. Great restaurants, I love games at the ballpark, but it'd be a weekend trip or day trip to knock my favorites out of the way and move on.<br /><br />The same thing was true with me in Atlanta. I lived about 30-45 minutes from downtown depending on traffic and where I lived. In high school and college I made lots of trips that way, and that quickly died off as an adult. (Oddly, I'd drive through downtown to go between my house and my mom's house. But not stopping.)<br /><br />I think if I wanted a mental health day, SF wouldn't be the place to be. I always went across the bridge to the parks in Marin, across the other bridge to parks in East Bay, or down the coast to parks between SF and Santa Cruz... or I went to Santa Cruz.Ryan Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670458381967699663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-45389607905080928782018-02-15T19:22:50.514-08:002018-02-15T19:22:50.514-08:00Could be more, could be less. I probably averaged...Could be more, could be less. I probably averaged going 3 to 5 times a year as a kid, then 5 to 10 times a year when I was in college, and now once every other year. I'll drive through and head up to Sausalito, Point Reyes, and Muir Woods once or twice a year.<br /><br />You're right. Mid week isn't too bad. But normally when we take a mental health day, we drive down to SLO and Pismo.<br /><br />Yeah... Mavericks is usually in January or February. My brother told me they were thinking about having it back in mid January, but cancelled it. It could still happen sometime this month if the waves are there.<br />Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-23401138980622915252018-02-15T06:24:23.044-08:002018-02-15T06:24:23.044-08:00Only 100 times...
It is pretty crowded, especiall...Only 100 times...<br /><br />It is pretty crowded, especially on weekends. But if you went during a vacation day (not holiday) it wouldn't be horrible as many people are still working. <br /><br />This time of year is the surfing tournament, isn't it? I had noticed that Highway 1 was much more crowded on the weekends than I remember, since city folk like heading down the coast more now than, say, 20 years ago... or even 10 years ago.Ryan Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670458381967699663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-53348913279005758192018-02-15T06:21:37.365-08:002018-02-15T06:21:37.365-08:00I wasn't really thinking about that, but perha...I wasn't really thinking about that, but perhaps if the right group of cards came my way... this was purely a muse-inspired post, and not intentional at first.Ryan Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670458381967699663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-75559656331795128932018-02-15T06:20:41.679-08:002018-02-15T06:20:41.679-08:00Thank you! I enjoyed writing something for a chang...Thank you! I enjoyed writing something for a change...Ryan Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670458381967699663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-8714776580707004922018-02-13T07:08:03.720-08:002018-02-13T07:08:03.720-08:00Awesome post! Love to read posts that tell a stor...Awesome post! Love to read posts that tell a story about the blogger's past. I've lived in the Bay Area my entire life, but have only traveled into The City around 100 times. My parents would take me a lot when I was a kid. And I went with friends a lot in high school and college. We'd love to shop for vinyl and clothes on Height back in the early 90's. But since I've started teaching (this is my 20th year), I've probably only been there 10 times, which is a shame because it's such a beautiful city with such a rich history. I just can't deal with how busy and crowded it is. These days, I'm more of a Pacifica kind of guy (although it was pretty crowded there this weekend too).<br /><br />P.S. Congratulations on picking up a plate!Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-11187008845186957012018-02-12T09:13:24.509-08:002018-02-12T09:13:24.509-08:00Nice post, I loved your little trip back down memo...Nice post, I loved your little trip back down memory lane. Got any ATL stories up your sleeve?Zippy Zappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695389359056056119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-24784057698107791182018-02-12T08:21:47.912-08:002018-02-12T08:21:47.912-08:00Great post! Thanks for sharing!Great post! Thanks for sharing!J. Meekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10830525401401962671noreply@blogger.com