I follow this blog This is Indexed because I like how it’s so different and unique. I love that some other part of my brain (don’t ask me which part) is getting worked because I’m processing something besides words and…
Book Review: When You Reach Me
I read this book When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead in two nights which isn’t at all impressive because it’s young adult fiction. The only reason I read it is because it came highly recommended by adults and it…
Money Monday: Sell Stuff
I discovered the best places to sell your clothes and books. Until recently, I had been selling my clothes at Crossroads Trading Co. on Fillmore. They always take a few items and I feel they pay more than the high-end…
2011 Holy Week Countdown
It’s Palm Sunday and the one week countdown to Easter. It’s also the beginning of our Italian honeymoon when we arrive in Venice on Holy Saturday. I can’t think of anything more lovely than celebrating Easter mass at St. Mark’s…
Book to Movie: Freakonomics and Atlas Shrugged
There are two books I really enjoyed that have made it to the big screen. Last winter, the documentary Freakonomics came out which I still have yet to see. Doesn’t strike me as movie material, but a team of award-winning…
Fashion Friday: Glasses
Back when I started losing my eyesight as a kid, I hated glasses. They were a source of shame for me because I was a nerd already and the glasses made my image worse. But now I think glasses are…
Oysters at Cafe des Amis
I missed one yesterday. Added Cafe des Amis. More oysters!
$1 Oysters in San Francisco
Since oysters are on the mind, I compiled this list of restaurants where you can get $1 oysters. I’ve been to four of the seven and can vouch that their oysters are damn fresh. I got the location info quickly…
Happy Birthday Bloggie!
Dear Bloggie, Yesterday was your 7th birthday. I’m sorry I only realized it now when I remembered I had started writing years ago sometime in April. I checked the backlogs just now and it looks like it was April 12th….
Book Review: Heaven is for Real
I’ve been trying to read a lot more. At any given moment, I’ll have a book either in my hand, in the purse I’m carrying, or in the bathroom closet for toilet time. So I’ve been following several publications on…