I don’t know if there are such thing as destinies, just like I’m not sure if there’s such a person as a “soulmate.” But there are most certainly wrong directions. Paths that end in the wrong places; the ones we regret taking. Sometimes the hardest step is recognizing that we’re headed the wrong way. We have to figure out when
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Words are nice. I use them a lot. But today we’re speaking in pictures. I’ve been taking quite a few photos of my adventures around San Francisco. Below are a few of the best pictures and places:
In honor of Facebook’s rumored IPO, the HollywoodHipstr and I created a character to walk you through the initial public offering process. He is the IPO Hippo. Ask him anything.
There are a bunch of folks who are trying to take Obama’s job. And they’re all hanging out in Iowa tonight. I only know this because I bought a car over the weekend and have replaced my “Words With Friends” filled BART rides with NPR and the highway. And this “primary” was basically all they talked about on NPR today.
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If you are currently with child, or plan to be with child, or have caused someone else to be with child, or if there is even a smidgen of a chance that you will have an opportunity to name a brand new female human being, please, I beg of you, don’t name her “Megan.” You may think it’s a nice
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There is San Francisco. And there is Los Angeles. I live in SF, but I’ve taken a few trips to LA in the past months. I’ve met the locals. Flirted with the natives. I’ve consumed their wine. I feel almost qualified to talk about it. So here goes. San Francisco is energy. It’s liberating. It’s fresh air, and crisp air
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‘Tis the season to be reminding everyone else in the world that ’tis the season to buy your shit. Starbucks had its “12 Days of Sharing” Modcloth had its “12 Days in Giftland” Yelp did “12 Days of Yelpmas” in my last email newsletter And this kitten-themed site not only enjoyed the obvious pun (“CATmas!”) but also delights us with
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A few weeks ago, I was strollin’ on down the internet, minding my own business, when I ran across a Facebook post from friend saying something along the lines of “If you think the government actually cares about its citizens, you need to look up SOPA.” So this friend is known for being a bit on the sensationalistic side. But
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Sometimes a girl gets writer’s block. Okay, you’re all judging me now. Like dude it’s your second blog post – how do you have writer’s block already? Well in this case it’s not actually writer’s block, because I have a list of 4 – 6 things that I could write about if I felt so inclined, but the thing is
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And I’m so glad I have a blog on which to address it. Our tale begins last Saturday. For most of the rest of the world it was December 10. For those of us lucky enough to live in San Francisco, it was SantaCon. Oh yeah. It is what it sounds like. SantaCon is the one day a year, when
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