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Fashion Friday: Pick Your Diet, They All Work

I read about this new diet called the Fast Diet, devised by a British doctor. The tag line for the book is ‘eat what you like..most of the time.’ How it works is you consume whatever your heart desires, but…

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Book Review: Tales of the City

Thank God for bookstores. When I was browsing Books Inc on Haight Street, I came across Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City on a wall of employee recommendations. I’d heard of both the book and the author. I know it…

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2012 New Year’s Day

Without even planning for it, I spent New Year’s Day the way I would want to spend if it were my last day on earth. We went hiking at Mission Peak Regional Reserve in Fremont. If you’re looking for a…

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Dating Hot Spots

Ok, I’m no longer in the know when it comes to dating, but I have gone to a couple places in San Francisco that make me want to tell all my single friends: go here on your dates! Date spot…

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Welcome to my site, derived from an advice column I wrote while getting my MBA. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area. I give helpful, opinionated advice based on my own experience and from the expertise of my extensive network. For more, click here.

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