What a sad year this has been: for our world, my country, my community, my work place, me personally. While I am determined to usher in a wondrous, new beginning with 2017, it’s important for me to linger in this…
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…
Epic Christmas Eve
We had the most amazing Christmas Eve. I was excited to take Franco to see the holiday decorations in San Francisco. Since I work downtown, I get to see this winter wonderland all the time. But it’s so different when you…
Do You Work From Home?
When I first started working post-graduate school, I was a product manager and had an extremely liberal work from home policy. I worked from home at least 2-3 days a week. I could have worked from home every day of…
Checked In to the Oakland Fire
I am devastated by the tragedy of the Oakland Fire that claimed 36 lives and has been deemed the worst structural fire in California since the 1906 earthquake. Not only is Oakland my birth city, but the fire took place…
The Joy of Holiday Cards
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…which means it’s time for holiday cards. Because I’m the least photogenic person in the world, I’m very dismissive of selfies or any pictures of myself. But when it comes to Christmas cards,…
Giving Tuesday
This morning, NPR mentioned that it’s Giving Tuesday, which is starting to become a trend. I love the idea. I try to be as generous as possible, something I learned from my parents. I grew up squarely middle-class, but watched…
I Voted Trump!
In an effort to move beyond my political bubble, I tried to research conservative blogs similar to mine, but had a hard time finding someone I could relate to. So I put a call out to a blog group and…
A Mormon, a Jew, and a Catholic Walk Into a Restaurant…
That was me and my friends Greg and Michelle having lunch yesterday, catching up on life and opining on the election. But while we have various liberal and conservative views and come from different religious backgrounds, we are also very…
Key Race Alert! Postmortem on the Election
Hillary Clinton As a die-hard Hillary Clinton supporter, I am devastated. I love her for her intellect, work ethic, passion, civic dedication, and yes her awkwardness. She would have been the most qualified president in our history, with her accomplished…