April 22, 2018: This post and these photos put the biggest smile on my face. I am beyond blessed to call these shiny, happy people my friends. Let me break down the diversity! 3 Males, 4 Females 1 Black, 1…
Alumni Ventures Group
People, I am all over the place. I normally don’t have a long commute, but today I was in Redwood Shores for a conference. Then I’ll be back that way again tomorrow morning for a meeting in Palo Alto. Last…
Subscribe to Emergency Alerts
Have you heard of Nixle? You can subscribe to the service to receive text alerts on local emergencies such as traffic closures or police notices. Locally, we have been dealing with lane closures due to a sinkhole and I was…
St. Joseph Basilica Family Day
Yesterday we celebrated the feast of St. Joseph, the patron saint of my parish in Alameda. St. Joseph, Jesus’s stepfather, is considered the protector of the Catholic Church. Family Day was quite the event, with a packed mass, celebrated by…
What to do when you have too many Audible credits
I currently have 4 credits on Audible and I don’t expect to use them anytime soon. I’m still working through several books including Hillary Clinton’s never-ending What Happened. I don’t want to cancel my Audible membership because then I’ll lose…
Link Between Essential Oils and Male Breasts
I saw this headline on the BBC today and had a complete freakout: More evidence essential oils ‘make male breasts develop.’ Essential oils seem to be all the rage and I use them myself. I make an inhaler of my favorite…
How to See Different Posts on Facebook
I just learned about a new trick for bypassing the Facebook algorithm. Switch to a chronological view! I started seeing posts from people I haven’t seen pop up in a long time! Hallelujah! Not the same funny animal videos that…
Kin Khao
Last night, I had a client dinner at Kin Khao restaurant in San Francisco which I’ve been wanting to try for some time. The place is so popular that they only seat you if your full party has arrived. In…
Alameda Disposable Food Service Ware Reduction Law
A week ago, I got on my environmental soap box and asked you to join me in going #strawfree. Soon after, an Alameda Peep pointed out that in October 2017, our city council passed an ordinance to reduce plastic litter….
What Do You Have Memorized?
I have the following memorized: Current credit card number Phone numbers: mine, Dean’s, my parent’s home phone Social security numbers: mine, Dean’s Cal student ID number (still remember it even though I graduated 20 years ago) The 50 states (sung…