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And the Winner Is

Because I love food, I read through the long list of semifinalists for the 2013 culinary James Beard Awards and noted all the restaurants from the list that I’ve had the honor of dining or drinking at below. Winners will be…

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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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San Antonio

San Antonio was one of the highlights of the trip. The drive from Austin was an hour, but went by quickly with the car games we played. Even though we only spent half a day there, it seemed like such…

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Trip to Texas

I’d never been to Texas before except for layovers on the way to Central and South America. Not that two cities define a state, especially a state as big as Texas, but I had such a great time in Austin…

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Midwestern Hiatus

If you haven’t been reading my tweets or status updates, or seen Keith fervently checking me in everywhere, then you don’t know my hiatus was due to a blissful 5-day vacation in Austin, Texas with a quick day trip to…

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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

I’m embarrassed to say that I had never been to the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts to see a performance. So I booked us tickets to see Program 2 (Dance Downtown) of ODC/Dance’s 41st annual home season. YBCA is…

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Bye ’11, Hi ’12

A few favorite memories from 2011: Having my parents over for brunch and playing Scrabble Celebrating the Feast of St. Catherine in Siena, Italy Watching the sunset from our balcony in Positano My birthday in wine country Picnicking by Lake…

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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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