One of Dean’s friends and a guest at our wedding committed suicide last week after a long struggle with depression. He was married and had two children. When someone does this act of desperation, I’ve heard so many people say,…
Archives for November 2010
A Wee Bit Scared
While I’m totally over the moon about my upcoming trip to Shanghai, I’m also frightened. I hung out with someone who lived in Japan for a while and she said not to worry, that of course, there are people who…
Whoopsy Wine Tasting
After our last “winery” in Santa Barbara–as I mentioned previously, they’re not sprawling landscapes, but really just warehouses and parking lot tastings–we walked back to my car which had this note tucked into the windshield. So I backed into your…
Santa Barbara
I’ve spent a lot of time in Santa Barbara. My sister went to school there. I’d hang out there during my spring breaks. I did several summer leadership conferences on campus. I have fond memories of that beachy spot. But…
Specimen #3
I’m blissfully happy to write that one of my friends (completely different from any of the specimens I mentioned below) is…OMIGOD…engaged, as mentioned to me via email a few hours ago. He met his loved one a few months ago…
Summer Lovin’ Happened So Fast
It ain’t summer even though it feels like summer. 70 degrees in November in San Francisco. Unbelievable. It makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside, which is probably why I’ve observed a shocking phenomenon to complement this strange sunny weather….
3 Minute Meals
Speaking of food, I have a food product to recommend. I usually get on these kicks of eating the same thing for long periods of time. Remember when I ate Lean Cuisine spaghetti with meat sauce ad nauseum? Now we…
Pork Bella
We did bounce back from an awful dinner in Paso Robles with better restaurants in Santa Barbara–Hungry Cat and Julienne. We opted for the five course tasting menu to complement the five star reviews at Julienne. The first two courses started…
Paso Robles
Continuing with our theme of weekend getaways, this past weekend we headed to Paso Robles and Santa Barbara. I’ve passed by Paso Robles numerous times on my way south, but I don’t think I’ve ever set foot in the town…
Steam Room Confrontation
Last night, 45 minutes before the gym closed, I was peacefully sitting in the steam room by myself. The room was barely moist as if there hadn’t been a gust of steam in quite a while. But I’m used to…