I recently visited San Francisco and had the opportunity to check out this cool spot off of market street. It is not a place I would typically visit because it is in the heart of the tourist area and as a former San Franciscan, I avoid the spots where tourists gather like a plague. Ippudo is located on 18 Yerba Buena Ln. It is a ramen restaurant; although there are other offerings on the menu, if you aren’t there for…
Words matter both literally and figuratively. I want Ruth to not only love words and languages but to have a mastery of them. Some loves are instinctual and some loves have to be cultivated. If genetics have anything to do with it, Ruth will love learning. She will love words. She will love books. But to support and expand her love of words, I plan to do a bit of cultivation. I am exposing her to books, poetry, music, theater…