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March 1, 2018

Farewell Apartment, I Will Miss You

Throwback Thursday post Dear 757 Sutter Street #305, San Francisco, CA 94109, Every day that I walk into the apartment, I feel so blessed to call you home. Despite the grittiness of the surrounding Lower Nob Hill neighborhood, you are…

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February 22, 2018

2018 Best Lent Ever: Day 9: Chinese New Year

Happy belated Chinese New Year / Lunar New Year. We went to the Bay Area Discovery Museum which is one of the best children’s museums in the country. I know because we’ve been to many of them. With a view…

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February 20, 2018

2018 Best Lent Ever: Day 7: Monterey and Pacific Grove

Two weekends ago, we had the privilege of attending the Pebble Beach Pro-Am tournament this year, same as last year, because Dean’s company is one of the sponsors. We made it a 3-day weekend, hanging out at the beach and…

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February 2, 2018

Port Costa, California

When you hear ‘Port Costa,’ don’t you think vacation destination? Port Costa, CA has been on my bucket list for a few years now even though it’s only 45 minutes away from San Francisco. Port Costa in Contra Costa County isn’t…

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November 9, 2017

The Clement: A 6 Star Luxury Hotel in Palo Alto

This past weekend, we had the privilege of staying at The Clement Hotel in Palo Alto. It’s a high-end, all-inclusive concept, with bottled water, snacks, drinks, wine (Hello Stag’s Leap!), breakfast, lunch, dinner, valet parking, and gratuities included. It’s unlike any…

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October 18, 2017

How You Can Help in the Aftermath of the California Wildfires

Firefighters expect the Northern California wine country wildfires that began on Sunday October 8 to be fully contained by Friday October 20. That’s almost two weeks of raging burns. During this time, additional fires have popped up in Santa Cruz…

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October 8, 2017

Enjoying Art Without the Wait

Color Factory: Check. Museum of Ice Cream: Check. Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirrors: Scored tickets and soon to be checked in November. A lot of people quipped that getting tickets to the above shows was harder than getting tickets to Hamilton….

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September 25, 2017

How to Support Refugees and Sustainable Employment

I recently read about a non-profit organization whose mission completely resonated with me, so much so that I conducted online due diligence, reached out, and enthusiastically asked, “How can I help?!” Background on 1951 Coffee Company 1951 Coffee Company is…

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August 22, 2017

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…

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August 14, 2017

How to Prepare for Burning Man: 12 Tips Not in the Survival Guide

First some background for those of you who don’t know what Burning Man is. Burning Man is an experiment in temporary community. 70,000 Burners (as we’re called) celebrate in the Black Rock City desert of Nevada for the one week…

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Welcome to my site, derived from an advice column I wrote while getting my MBA. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area. I give helpful, opinionated advice based on my own experience and from the expertise of my extensive network. For more, click here.

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