Yesterday was Cal day for me. I had a play date with two friends from college and our children, who range in age from 2 to 6 years old. Future Cal Bears! I dressed Franco up in Cal gear just…
2018 Best Lent Ever: Day 6: Happy Presidents Day
Happy Presidents Day. I hope you are all enjoying the holiday weekend. I love the official portraits of Barack (artist Kehinde Wiley) and Michelle Obama (artist Amy Sherald). Color! I searched and there are canvas prints for purchase online. …
Private vs Public School Education: Trying to Decide
We’ve got two years before Franco starts kindergarten and I’m doing tours now, because that’s the kind of person I am—someone who does vast amounts of research well in advance. I spoke to a friend who lives in San Francisco….
#HimToo: How Men Helped Advance My Career
I was moved by the article ‘Thoughts on Vegas, and Why Men Keep Doing This,’ which describes the loneliness of men and how our culture (which lacks adult play) has led to mental illness and mass shootings. Further, I’ve been…
What Kind of Help Do You Hire?
When I was growing up, we didn’t have a nanny or babysitters, cleaners or assistants, therapists or life coaches. Yet now I have all of that and more! Americans have access to Amazon, Seamless, Instacart, Plated, Birchbox, Uber…where there’s a need,…
Did You See the Total Solar Eclipse? An Event of a Lifetime
Were you able to peak at the rare total eclipse yesterday? Even though total eclipses occur every year or two, a very small percentage of the world population has ever been in the path of totality. What made the 2017…
Charlottesville: What You Can Do to Help
I have been grappling with the aftermath of the Charlottesville events and trying to figure out what I can do, what message I can provide here. I don’t want to be silent, yet I didn’t know what to say. My…
A Trump Supporter Dissents
I like it when people are critical. It means they’re thinking and brave enough to raise their voice. For the 2008 presidential election, I was a McCain supporter, until he chose Palin as his running mate, resulting in my reluctant…
Go Yale or Go Jail: How Did You Choose Your Child’s Education?
Through his employer, Dean was able to score us passes to the Pebble Beach Pro-Am tournament this past weekend. It was really nice and the weather couldn’t be better. It’s seriously where the 1% hang out, which I never feel…
Cal vs UVA
Recently, we went as a family to the University of California at Berkeley (Cal) vs University of Virginia (UVA) basketball game at Haas Pavilion on the Cal campus. My brother-in-law Ronnie went to UVA for undergrad and med school. I…