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September 24, 2013

Top of the World

It’s prime time here in the city by the Bay. The America’s Cup is ongoing with New Zealand at match point of 8, but USA refusing to give up with a score of 6. Sorry Kiwis, looks like Oracle Team…

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40 by 40

September 21, 2013

40 by 40

There are posts around the blogosphere titled “30 by 30” or “30 Before 30” that I’m really enjoying which list the goals the bloggers hope to accomplish before reaching the ripe age of 30. Well, I’m well over 30 so…

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September 20, 2013

Interracial Marriages on the Rise

Social and demographic trends analyzed by the Pew Center for Research determined the following: About 15% of all new marriages in the United States in 2010 were between spouses of a different race or ethnicity from one another, more than…

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Comparison of lyft, sidecar, and uber

September 18, 2013

Choose Your Own Adventure: A Comparison of Lyft, Sidecar, and Uber

I’m so excited to share the news that I’m a contributing writer to Randi Zuckerberg’s Dot Complicated site. My first post is a comparison of Lyft, Sidecar, and Uber – a ride-sharing service. I had a great time doing the…

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Rhinebeck, New York

September 13, 2013

Rhinebeck, New York

Here are some pictures from spending last weekend at my friend’s farm house in upstate Rhinebeck, New York. The grass fed beef that he made for dinner is probably the best steak I have ever eaten in my entire life….

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peer to peer lending companies

September 9, 2013

Money Monday: Getting a Return on Investment from Your Alma Mater

Think about when you graduated from college or graduate school, and you came out with a crackload of loans with interest rates up the wazoo. Didn’t you wish you had some wealthy relative who could write a check to take…

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September 8, 2013

On Fertility: It Takes a Village

It only takes 2 to tango, but there are so many collaborative musicians and choreographers in this dance called life. If you follow me on Twitter, you may have caught that I have been live tweeting from NYC and upstate…

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don't know how to swim

September 7, 2013

Help! I Don’t Know How to Swim

I don’t know how to swim. Whenever I tell people this, I’m often quizzed with “What do you mean you can’t swim?” Here’s how I like to think of it. If a boat capsized in the middle of the Atlantic…

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san francisco real estate

September 6, 2013

San Francisco Real Estate Update

Remember this stunning Bernal Heights home that we submitted this offer letter for? It was listed for $975,000. We offered $1.1 million. It went for $1.275 million. That’s $300,000 over the asking price! Anyhow, we’ve extended our search to the greater…

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things to do in point reyes

September 4, 2013

Three Things to Do in Point Reyes

Yep, we love Point Reyes which is an hour north of San Francisco: good food, good hikes, good life. It seems like we spend more time in Point Reyes than in the city of San Francisco. Here are 3 things…

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