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Why I Am Voting for Obama

I am an independent voter and an independent thinker. I do not align myself with any party and hence do not vote along party lines. For many years, I was a registered Republican. I have never been a Democrat. I…

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Presidential Debate: Romney 1, Obama 0

Been super busy with work and haven’t had any time for extracurricular online activities like blogging, tweeting, or scouring my Facebook feed. But I did have a chance to watch the presidential debate. Wow. I was surprisingly impressed by Romney…

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Never Worked A Day in Her Life

I must weigh in on Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen’s attack on Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s wife Ann. In questioning Ann’s ability to relate to the masses, Hilary stated that Ann had never worked a day in her life. This…

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Money Monday: Glasses

My blogging schedule including Money Mondays and Fashion Fridays has been rather undisciplined because…I was taking a mental vacation! Gimme a break. Anyhow I’m back on track. Sidenote: I’m watching the results from the Iowa Caucuses come in and I…

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Money Monday: Buffett Says Yes to More Taxes

This op-ed piece was published in the NYTimes early this week. I used to think that taxing the rich more would mean less donations, less private funding to non-profits, less economic growth. I had no idea that the rich get…

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Neener Neener Mr. Weiner

During my blogging tenure, I have bashed Republicans–the homophobes who preach conservative family values then get caught with their pants down at their local rainbow flag-waving hot spot. So I very well couldn’t let today’s NY Times headline go unnoticed:…

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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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