My elementary school in Cupertino was a great place to spend the K-6 years, come to think of it. It was walking distance (unless you’re an Angelino), and it was small enough to know everyone. Best of all, there was a huge playground and field, big enough to serve as a city park. Many school [...]
Weddings. We plan for them, cry at them . . . and pay for them. The average cost of a wedding in the US costs over $20,000, and most fall into the $15,000 to $25,000 range. Oh, and that is not including the ring or honeymoon. And I don’t want to take any attention from [...]
Project Runway is a hoot. I unapologetically love that show. It’s one of the few reality shows I can tolerate, and I look forward to Thursday nights at 10pm, and cannot resist the almost daily marathons. First, it’s amazing that these designers can put together an outfit in a day or two. Second, the show [...]
Sacramento is an afterthought to most Californians. I think I only know it well because of the 70s family drama, Eight is Enough (“but daaaad, this is the 80′s!” was my favorite line!). It’s too bad me and another 35 million-plus Californians don’t know this city better. Its downtown is full of old Victorians, there [...]
We are inundated with “green” products everywhere, from local shops to the web. Friends have been sending me all kinds of web sites that showcase green products for review. I’ve seen “green” underwear, green dog accessories, green kitchen gadgets–my favorite is the plastic wishbone that vegetarians can snap instead of killing a chicken and snapping [...]
Whether you live south of Sunset in Silver Lake, or north of Sunset, in a nearby neighborhood, or the West Side, or outside of LA, please join the Parkman Triangle Gardeners Group to exchange seeds, tools, ideas, and photos! The group has been around since July, but GreenGoPost and the group’s founder, Ara Babaian, are working to get [...]
Those of us who lived a relatively sheltered suburban childhood in areas such as my old stomping grounds, Silicon Valley, are often first intimidated by big cities. As a kid, San Francisco always seemed so daunting–admittedly, I almost always took BART, CalTrain, or the ferries to the city by the bay because driving just raised [...]
Japan is undergoing a huge shift in politics. For only the second time since 1955, Japan’s dominant Liberal Democratic Party lost its control of the House in the Diet, all but assuring Yuko Hatoyama will become the next Prime Minister. How long this change will last is uncertain: Japan in some ways is like the [...]