I’ve been on vacation, totally offline. Took Thursday and Friday off so today I was playing catch up at my all-day job—the one that pays the bills and affords me vacation time and bestows me with health care coverage. So…
Milestones in Three Years of Marriage
Three years ago, Dean and I were married at St. Dominic’s Church in San Francisco in a small Catholic ceremony, then celebrated with all of our friends and family in Palm Springs a week later. We are heading to Palm…
Society of Socialpreneurs – Bloglovin’ Wednesday
I recently discovered the Society of Socialpreneurs, a social network for bloggers and home-based business owners. I love their website which has lots of different directories for discovering new bloggers. I encourage you to check it out and add each…
Money Monday: I’m paying your rent or mortgage for a month
Ok, let’s be clear, I can’t afford to pay your rent or mortgage, but someone I admire is running a contest to do exactly that. There’s no catch. All you have to do is comment and say what you’d do…
SJND Class of 1993 20 Year Reunion
For any of my high school friends who read my blog, it’s time to register for our 20 year reunion taking place at Rock Wall winery Saturday November 23rd. I was involved with the planning, as I was with all…
College Series: What to Look for When Picking a College
Did you see the news today that Obama plans to rank schools and tie federal aid to the ranking? Hell yes! The better the schools, the more financial aid they get. Hallelujah, now someone’s thinking! Why should poorly-ranked schools (schools…
Money Monday: How to Invest in Stocks without Losing Money
First a story. When I was a sophomore in high school, our Geometry teacher asked if anyone wanted to participate in his stock-picking exercise. We were to pick a stock and track its performance over the course of the semester….
Why I’m Not Going to the Alt SLC Blogging Conference
I had my heart set on going to the Altitude Summit Salt Lake City (Alt SLC) conference which is one of the most well-regarded of all the blog conferences. But when registration was announced and I saw the fee, I…
Did You Go to Church Today? The Holy Days of Obligation
I used to always forget the Holy Days of Obligation, which are days you’re supposed to go to church and pray and be holy and stuff. In fact, we were at church on Sunday and nowhere, nowhen did anyone say…
What are the Books that Changed Your Life?
You ready for a task on crowdsourcing? Please comment and tell everyone about the books that changed your life. Then go ahead and fill your Amazon cart with amazing books. Books that Changed My Life The Bible I’d be a…