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Blurbs for the Brain

Time for more blurbs. I’m a hoarder when it comes to one thing: the written word. I’ve got stacks of interesting articles and newspaper clippings everywhere. I used to file them away, but I don’t have the patience for that…

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Money Monday: Retirement Property for the Price of a Car

Did anyone see this article today in the NYTimes about retirement condos in Florida? The woman featured in the article recently purchased her 2-bedroom condo for $26,900. Are you kidding me? Can we all make a pact to buy one…

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Jesus Unveiled: The Committed Christ

If you follow current events closely, you may have seen the headline-popping research that points to Jesus potentially having married. Specifically, the NY Times featured this article titled Historian Says Piece of Papyrus Refers to Jesus’ Wife. This is MAJOR….

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Plain and Simple

Once when I was vacuuming, Dean said, “You don’t need to do that now. Why don’t you sit down and relax.” I responded, “I don’t know if you noticed, but I enjoy vacuuming. It relaxes me.” Every other week, I…

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Olympics

Who isn’t addicted to the Olympics? It’s the only time in my life when I actively watch TV. It’s the first thing I run to when I get home from work. At work, I’m refreshing the BBC, WSJ, and NYTimes…

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Back-to-Back Resignations

Have y’all read the Goldman Sachs Op-Ed that’s sent the interweb into a tizzy? While I don’t fully agree with the author, I always appreciate people who voice their opinion. Debate is great. His tirade made me think of Amy…

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Saturday Date Night

We got gussied up last night to stroll next door for dinner, then down a block to the theater. “How fun is this? This is where we live.” We’ve been meaning to go to Fleur de Lys restaurant ever since…

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Fashion Friday: Beyonce

Have you seen Beyonce’s new eye-popping album which features fashion spreads from relatively unknown designers? I can only keep up with a couple reality TV shows, but I love Project Runway. Less drama, more creativity. Yey for Beyonce. It’s so…

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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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Money Monday: Sex, Lies, and Balance Sheets

It’s Money Monday and today I want to talk about fiscal betrayal. It’s a known fact that men lie about their height, women lie about their weight, and people lie about their finances. We all do. I do! When a…

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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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