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…
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…
Pictures Marc Emailed Me Today
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…