Wait, we have an Aquarium??

Last night I was invited to a black-tie holiday party from one of our vendors at the Aquarium in San Francisco. For those of you who live in or near San Francisco let me educate you on a little know fact. There is an aquarium in San Francisco, I know this comes as a surprise to many of us as we are usually spell bound by the aquarium in Monterey, but there is quite a nice one on pier 39. There is plenty of opportunities for budding marine biologists (usually under the age of 12) to become mesmerized with awe and wonder as they can pet actually sting rays, and tiger sharks (when was the last time you pet a shark?). Part of your ticket price actually goes to protect a very fragile ecosystem off the bay of SF which has among other animals a large Sea Lion population and even a few Great White sharks. Take your kids, and then afterwards stroll over to Bubba Gump shrimp and truly show them how ecosystems work. :-)

The holiday season is always fun. No matter what religion you might be, or even none at all. It is a time of year when people tend to be a little more forgiving. You always have a wonderful way of greeting or bidding farewell to people “Happy Holidays” (try it with a stranger and watch a smile appear). Malls may get a little crazy, but in that fun kind of energized way. (Anyone have any crazy shopping stories? Inquiring minds want to know.) As for me I am not sure I am going to be able to get all my gifts in time, but boy is it fun trying.