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October 17, 2012

A Parenting Tip

I read a Vanity Fair article which led me to an entrepreneurial wunderkind who said the book that most influenced his life was The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey. I mainly read fiction, but every once…

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October 16, 2012

Money Monday: Security Tip

I got a message that someone was trying to get into one of my savings accounts because my password had been entered incorrectly three times. Access my accounts? Never gonna happen. I have a generic password that I use for…

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October 15, 2012

Pictures Marc Emailed Me Today

October 14, 2012

Thoughts on Affirmative Action

I wanted to provide my thoughts on the Supreme Court weighing in on the Fisher versus University of Texas affirmative action case, whereby Abigail Fisher is challenging the university on using race as a criteria in evaluating a candidate’s entry….

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October 13, 2012

Fashion Friday: Nails

I’ve never had the patience to get my nails done. Some women always have beautiful nails and I always wonder how much time they spend in a nail salon on a monthly basis. Plus I get super annoyed when, after…

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October 12, 2012

Dream Come True

I have been selected to author a post for the3six5 site which was nominated for a 2011 Webby. The site is comprised of daily posts and photos based on one person’s unique perspective. There is one writer for each day…

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October 11, 2012

Kaiser Perma-neglecte: The Ongoing Saga

My website is going through a few updates, so you many see some finicky stuff going on. Hopefully it will all be better very soon. I’ve written some denigrating posts on my financial experience with Kaiser this year. You can…

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October 10, 2012

Never Trust a Skinny Ice-Cream Reviewer

But trust you must because I am the queen bee of San Francisco ice-cream, although I cannot say I’ve tried them all (i.e., Swensen’s on Polk). If all the ice-cream shops were lined up in one place and I had…

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October 9, 2012

Running on Empty

Muffled screams wafted through the windows and curtains into our bedroom so early in the morning, I tried to pretend they were part of my dream. Is a playoff game on this early, I thought, peering momentarily from under the…

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October 8, 2012

Money Monday: Uber

I had a chance to use Uber the other day because I needed to be at work at 4:30am, and figured I could expense it anyhow. Best fucking cab service, hands-down. Download the Uber app onto whatever smart phone you…

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Welcome to my site, derived from an advice column I wrote while getting my MBA. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area. I give helpful, opinionated advice based on my own experience and from the expertise of my extensive network. For more, click here.

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