I’ve mentioned before that some of my best memories have been from traveling around the world. Well, some of my best other memories have been from summer camp. Caritas Creek in elementary school, California Association of Student Councils (CASC) leadership…
Archives for November 2010
Someone’s Getting Excited!
I am freaking out about our trip to Shanghai. People are getting excited for me and sending me places to go. Food! It’s all about the food which Marc says is amaze-balls. If you have any recommendations, please send them…
The New Malaise
This is riveting reading–a speech by Fed Governor Kevin Warsh at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association in NYC. It’s a must read. I check the Fed site regularly and I’m always up-to-date on the speeches–because I like reading…
What Little Girls Are Made Of
When you’re married, everyone asks when you’re going to start having kids. Makes sense. I pester my friends with the same questions. When are you going to have a kid? When are you going to have a second one? Do…
Weekend in the City
The other night someone told me that they enjoy reading my Yelp reviews which I do inconsistently. Never enough hours in the day. My favorite travel guide is Frommer’s. The books are visually-appealing with an easy-to-read layout and structure, starting…
Squeezing in Shanghai
I am squeezing in one more big trip before the end of the year–a week in Shanghai. I was complaining to Marc about having another three weeks of vacation left and he told me if I booked a flight to…
Autobiography of Mark Twain Just Released
After all the Giants festivities, we decided to get literary by attending the Mark Twain Ball last night at the Herbst Green Room. The event was put on by Litquake, the Bancroft Library, UC Press, and the California Historical Society…
Fashionable Color in the Rainforest
Look how cute this bird is. It makes me happy. It’s a Paradise Tanager and there are three of them at the rain forest exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences. They’re known for their seven colors of bright feathers. Photo: Rachel…
GOOP = CRAP
For the most part, I do like Goop – Gwyneth Paltrow’s website. So that equation is a bit mis-titled. But sometimes she launches into these health kicks that drive me batty. Like today, her post was on overcoming sugar addiction….
Giants Parade
Luckily, I work along the parade route. We’re a block away from the Transamerica building which is where it all started. After the cars, floats, and UPS trucks passed, we went back into the office and watched the rest of…