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Wine that Rocks and First Ever Giveaway

Wouldn’t it be nice to taste really good wine locally without having to drive all the way to wine country? I’ve got the perfect solution. A diamond in the rough, Rock Wall winery is located less than half an hour from San…

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Tweets Back

Did y’all notice that my Twitter feed is back? See it on the right? It randomly disappeared months ago, but I haven’t had time to investigate—not that I have any expertise in fixing it. I do have a graphic designer…

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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: Lin$anity

I don’t have any money-making, cost-saving tips for you today. If you know of any, pass them along. I could use some help. Keith was reading a description of people with my Chinese astrological yesterday. It said wood rabbits tend…

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Fashion Friday: Madonna

Based on my Twitter and Facebook feeds, it looks like most people enjoyed Madonna’s half-time show at the Superbowl. Me? I agree! I’m quite surprised with the negative comments, labeling her old, washed-up, or not entertaining. Wuh? I’m sorry, but…

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Counting the Days until Friday January 20th

I have nothing to write about because I’ve been in a bad mood. I worked last weekend, I’ll work again this weekend, and I’m working Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. What fun eh? I’ve come to realize how much I…

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September 11 and Personal Connections

I read this in the NYTimes paper. It was one of many letters to the editor on the September 11th anniversary. This one really stood out for me. “Of all the stories I’ve read in the days and years after…

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Google, Hire M.E.

Ok, ok. I know this is a cop-out post but this website and video clip made my day. A lot of you don’t follow me on Twitter so you probably missed this tweet. Check this guy out. http://googlepleasehire.me/ I was…

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5 Most Important Books

I follow a website on Twitter called the Daily Post. Every day it poses an interesting query like: What would it take to get you to move? What would you like 200 more of? A few days ago, the topic…

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Off the Grid

I was completely off the grid for the past week, vacationing in Canada. No cell phone, limited internet access. It was heavenly. So relaxing and enjoyable that I’d say it was even better than our honeymoon…which is a bold assertion….

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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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