Our Airbnb transaction went without a hitch this past weekend. So smooth. The renter was completely engaged with emails, text messages. He let me know when he was 30 minutes away from arriving. I love that—responsive, responsible, low risk. I…
From the Gift Archives: Watch
I was telling Dean my idea of writing a post on presents I still cherish. He had an even better idea to write sporadic posts with the theme “From the Vault” with each post giving the background and going into…
Oakland: 4 Restaurant / Bar Reviews
We have been spending quite a bit of time in Oakland lately. San Francisco life bores me—because I’ve lived here so long, few things excite me. All those food trucks don’t do it either. People, are they really worth the…
Fashion Friday: the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
I have been obsessed with the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Not like I don’t have a million other things to do with my time. I have been catching up on the full first season, literally holed up in my…
Restaurant Review: Chambers
Alrighty, I’m posting a Yelp review because I write so few of them these days. Cmon, people, am I ready to be a food critic or what? Not a food critic yet, but a nightlife critic possibly? Looks like the…
How Many Friends Can a Person Have?
Daily Post, a few weeks ago, posed how many friends a person can have—an interesting debate that I tucked into my file of blog topics. Last night, I had drinks with one of my newer friends—someone I’ve known since June…
Google, Hire M.E.
Ok, ok. I know this is a cop-out post but this website and video clip made my day. A lot of you don’t follow me on Twitter so you probably missed this tweet. Check this guy out. http://googlepleasehire.me/ I was…
Money Monday: Airbnb
Remember when Craigslist first launched? I thought it was the most innovative idea at the time. It’s still going strong. But remember when there weren’t bold ***WARNING!!*** signs in red issuing a statement of caution. In the early days, buyers…
Worth the Hurt
The official times are in and looks like I clocked the SF 5K at 28:42 which is a decent 9+ mile a minute. 9:15 to be exact. I finished in the top 17% overall. Top 11% women. Top 12% women…
2011 SF Marathon
5K FINISH The white banner loomed ahead. The only thought that kept me from stopping–again–was the crowd split by guard rails. I winced; don’t make an embarrassment of yourself in front of all these people. I clenched my teeth and…