Franco is almost 3 years old and I have already raised him to love books. Even if he’s in another room, I’ll start reading a book and he’ll race over, snuggle into my lap, and become enthralled. It’s never too…
How to Get Tickets for Hamilton
I scored front row seats to Hamilton for $186 and I’m going to share with you how I did it. The musical is currently playing in New York and Chicago, and recently kicked off its U.S. tour here in San Francisco…
Privilege
Recently, we were at our local toy store, which we go to all the time. Franco likes to play with the train table and there was another boy his same age. They started playing together, shouting out directions like, “move…
Scottsdale Railroad Park
Franco is a train fanatic. He goes BANANAS when it comes to all things trains, but especially riding them. When we were in Scottsdale, AZ visiting family at the end of February, we were so delighted by the McCormick-Stillman Railroad…
Review of George W. Bush’s Portraits of Courage
I voted for George W. Bush. Back then, I was a registered Republican, but also I couldn’t stand Al Bore. Yawn! Per Wikipedia: Bush was both one of the most popular and unpopular presidents in history, having received the highest…
Give vs Give Up for Lent
It’s Ash Wednesday, y’all, which is the start of the Catholic Lenten season (40+ days before Easter). When I hear that people are giving up chocolate or ice-cream, it reminds me of when I was a Catholic school kid wearing…
What Pissed Me Off on Presidents Day
I’m not stupid. I get that we’re a nation divided. So there are going to be a lot of opinions and fireworks on Presidents Day. Here are popular retweets with the hashtag #PresidentsDay. Here was my own tweet:These are all…
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…
My Gift to You: Inspiration
I attended the sold-out Watermark Conference for Women #WatermarkConf yesterday as a media correspondent and feel completely inspired along with 6,500 attendees. I don’t go to conferences often, but when I do, I always get something out of it. Especially…
California Alumni Association Hoops Party
I was talking to a friend the other day and said I couldn’t believe we had kids. I mean, wasn’t it just yesterday that we were knocking back shots at night, waking up the next morning and brunching with bloody…