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Archives for October 2010

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Picture Posting

I lazily stopped posting pictures, but here’s a post of four shots from dinner at the Commonwealth restaurant in the Mission. Marc asked if I’d come out to dinner with his friend from LA and his girlfriend. I replied back…

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Chick Lit

One of my favorite events during Litquake is the all-memoir women’s night. I was especially excited this year because the lineup included Laura Fraser who I’ve taken a class with at the Grotto. I believe she is one of the…

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Onward and Upward

Heart attack city. I was riding the cable car home yesterday after work, announcing the play-by-play to other passengers who saw me constantly refreshing the gamecast on my Blackberry. I screamed with glee when the Giants scored to take the…

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Blue Angels Soaring Above

I love that the Blue Angels perform on Saturday and Sunday. We snuck up to the rooftop today to watch the show again. I had my camera this time and took some pictures. I wouldn’t be in this great country…

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Best Fleet Week Ever

I no longer go out of my way to see Fleet Week. I’ve lived in San Francisco for ages and I’ve seen my fair share of air shows. Don’t get me wrong, each time I go, I love it. But…

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You’re Killing Me

Dear Giants, The game on Friday started out blissful, then horrifying. I’ll admit, I wasn’t watching the first half (I was at a Litquake event), but I almost shit in my pants watching the last half. OMIGOD, you deserved to…

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Let’s Go Giants

I tweeted about this hilarious article that compares fair-weather Giants fans suddenly jumping on the playoff bandwagon versus life-long, orange and black-bleeding fans who have been there for the Giants in good times and bad. The second page has a…

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Tell ’em Who’s Boss

I read this snippet in yesterday’s Daily Dish about the Kiss rockstar’s take on parenting. I was floored. There are actually some celebrities who absolutely get it. When a friend of mine said comically, “Beat your kids early and often,”…

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Service

Today I want to recognize those who make my life easier. They are my go-to people when I need a helping hand. I like to keep my service people under wraps so they’re not swamped with other customers, but they…

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Another Round of Refinancing

I am a refinance whore. I think I’ve refinanced three times each down another 50 basis points. Rates dropped yesterday. I think it had to do with the quantitative easing announcement from the Bank of Japan pledging to keep interest…

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