Let’s take a break from posting NYC pictures to posting pics a little closer to home–my home San Francisco. Here are clips from my always fun commute to work. I do a mixture of walking and taking the cable car…
Archives for March 2011
English Major Pride
I enjoy getting newsletters and magazines from my alma maters. They keep me connected, as they should. Schools taught us how to think–and that thought process continues for a lifetime. So it’s especially nice to read about the changes and…
NYC Night 2
Our night was really packed. Dinner at Red Cat on Lizzie’s recommendation. Food was great, service was perfect (generous wine pours), except we had two loud Joey Buttafuocos sitting adjacent to us which ruined the experience. I really wanted to…
NYC Day 2
I spent the day by myself while Dean worked. First very extended stop: the Public Library near Bryant Park. It is one of my top NYC points of interest. I consider it a museum of books. Can you imagine living…
Regret Revisited
What is your biggest regret? Can you imagine what you would do if you had the opportunity to try again? Become a world-class athlete. Go into investment banking versus consulting. Not have married so young. Or started a family earlier….
The Profitability of the Tiger Mother
Speaking of NYC, Po Bronson has written a follow-up in NY Magazine to Amy Chua’s much-debated memoir Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. Let’s face it, the public has vehemently demonized Chua. She won’t be getting nominated for mother of…
NYC Night 1
I was quite peeved when we walked into our hotel room at the Mansfield in Midtown. There was a queen-sized bed, a small desk, and a chair with no room to roll your luggage. Tiny! It’s been years since I’ve…
Book Club Favorites
Speaking of good literature…in addition to the book I blogged about below, here are a few other book club favorites (by general consensus). The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides The Shadow of the Wind by…
Book Club #28
It’s been a while since I’ve read a book this good. It takes place in Nazi Germany. The plot is about an abandoned girl raised by poor foster parents. She has an obsession with books which she steals—hence the title….
Church Hypocrisy
This article is currently on the front page of the NYTimes.com. The Philadelphia Archdiocese is suspending 21 priests–the largest sweep of sexual predators in the Catholic Church. It’s mortifying that the Catholic Church continues to let sexual abuse continue. Does…