Greetings from Point Reyes! We decided to get out of town for just one night, and headed north to the expansive Point Reyes National Seashore which is a massive preserve geologically separated from it’s neighboring Marin County (source Wikipedia, including…
Archives for 2013
Fashion Friday: Grandpa in Girls Clothing
Have you seen this guy? Liu Xianping is the 72-year-old grandfather of a fashion designer who owns Yuekou clothing in China. He models her clothing. The guy’s ad campaign has gone viral. It really looks like the clothes were made for him. He’s so cute!…
Have Someone Else Pay Your Mortgage
Since I’m about to sell my condo, I have been on the lookout for a new place. A new abode isn’t necessary until we get pregnant, but I figure it doesn’t hurt to look and it gives us plenty of…
That’s All Well and Good
Time for a lifestyle, fitness, health status update. I started seeing a new acupuncturist today. I found her after doing some research; she was awarded best SF acupuncturist by the San Francisco A-List. I also gravitated toward her undergraduate background:…
Black Like Me
I wrote this post, titled ‘India, You Disgust Me,’ in response to the world-wide outrage surrounding the crime against the woman who was gang-raped, left for dead, and ignored by passers-by in New Delhi. My friend posted this response on my…
Book Reviews: 3 for the Price of 1
No, I have not stopped reading. I still read a ton, but didn’t feel the urgent need to review my last 3 books since I can’t say I wholeheartedly recommend them. In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an…
Instacart Startup: Nice Comeback
There was a technical glitch with this post, so I am reposting. Two days ago, I posted about Instacart, a new service that does your grocery shopping (at Trader Joe’s and Safeway) for you. The service is available in SF, Palo Alto, and Mountain View,…
I will sell this house today! I will sell this house today!
I am one big furball of stress. As Annette Bening repeated fanatically in the movie American Beauty, “I will sell this house today. I will sell this house today,” I am putting my place on the market soon! After my…
Guest Post: Enrich Your Life, Make a Contribution
Hi, Affinity here! Vixen and I are both Burners and I think I can speak for her as well as myself to say that Burning Man and its culture and ethos have enriched our lives. In order to give back…
Money Monday: Doing the Nibble
I listened to this Planet Money podcast over vacation on the power of persuasion. The negotiation tactic that really resonated with me was ‘the nibble’ because it seems so easy and natural. Nibbling is used to ask for a tiny bit…