Thursday, October 30, 2025
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Thursday, October 23, 2025
Friday, October 17, 2025
ICK
Alternate title: Week-old guacamole tries to escape tupperware.
Sort of a seaonally-appropriate homage to The Blob(or maybe Caltiki)
Friday, October 10, 2025
Come Ride The Little Train
Friday, October 3, 2025
False Advertising?
Consumer Alert! This game does not contain any actual wigs.
Seen at Campbell's Vintage Store this afternoon. The $19 asking price seems a bit steep, considering it's just the dog-edged(is that a word?) top of the box and nothing else.
Friday, September 26, 2025
Friday, September 19, 2025
Happy I.T.L.A.P.* Day!
*International Talk Like A Pirate
Helping with the festivities this year is our special guest celebrity pirate, Mr. Burt Lancaster
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Things You Might See @ The 17th Goombah's Classic Car Show
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Cavalcade Of AI Rock
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Wildfire Claims A Favorite CA 120 Stop (See Update)
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Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Not The Roly-Poly (Or Eat Them Up, Yum) Kind
The piscatorial fence display across the street from the San Gregorio General Store has been around for awhile--there are mentions of it going back to 2009. No-one seems to know why the fish heads have been hanging around all these years (We probably should've asked the folks at the store...oh well, maybe next time)
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Have You Seen Me?
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Better Than The Turd
It's fair to say locals have mixed feelings about the
Quetzalcóatl (plumed serpent) sculpture that graces(?) the southern corner of Plaza de César Chávez in downtown San Jose. It is often referred to as "The Turd" and it's easy to see why.
The giant poop has recently acquired some artistic (but sadly only temporary) competition. For the next month or so visitors will be able to enjoy Alebrijes en San José, a collection of 20+ foot tall mythical creatures created by artists from Oaxaca Mexico. 
TSG realizes that beauty/art is in the eye of the beholder. Having said that, we think it's safe to say these imaginative, vibrantly-colored jumbo-sized folk art pieces are definitely better than "The Turd". 
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
The Old Blue Oak, It Ain't What It Used To Be
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Camera Obscuras Of The North Island (One More Obscure Than The Other)
Whenever a Camera Obscura shows up on a "things to do" map search, you can be sure TSG will be heading in that direction.
Whangārei's Timatatanga Hou ("new beginning") Camera Obscura is a recent example. Other versions we've visited had the "eye" on top of the building with a control that rotated the lens for a 360 degree view.This one had it's "eye" on the side wall with a control that only seemed to close the lens.
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Spoiler Alert
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Birthday Greetings From Our Big Boney Buddies
Friday, July 11, 2025
We Have Reservations
The latest additions to to the TSG Hotel/Motel postcard collection. Namesake-wise, our favorite here wasn't actually a hotel or motel, but a fine(?) dining establishment. Also of interest is the card sent from the Casa Munras Garden Inn to SF television station KRON in 1967.
ps: oops, this one didn't make it into the slideshow (the slideshow editor was not paying attention--sadly not an uncommon occurance when dealing with dozens of similarly-named image files. Oh Well.)
Friday, July 4, 2025
Fourth Of July Fairgasm
to "1080p/HD" for the best viewing experience.)




















































