Gavin Newsom makes politics seem like a fun-fest.  You just never know what to expect from the guy.  Always with the surprises (not).

I guess the baby is settling in just fine these days.  San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom,… Read full post »

Somewhere around early evening the air pressure changed dramatically in my neighborhood.  At first it was like a whoosh, then the cold, cold air moved in accompanied by the sound of a million tea bags being swished in… Read full post »

Count on Florida to come up with new ways to be even less gay friendly. Florida bans gay marriage.   Florida is the only state to ban adoptions by gays, although that status is on rocky ground.

And if State Representative Steve Precourt and his… Read full post »

Four years ago this month, Albert Snyder was grieving the tragic loss of his young son.  Matthew was a Marine… Read full post »

And we have those lemon loving in-laws to thank/… Read full post »

 The ironic remark heard around the twitterverse.  The  commonsensical Palin moment goes awry.  In a big way, again.  

Sarah Palin, tripping over her own words, gets into trouble with her folksy truthiness.&nbs… Read full post »

The Republican primary candidates in California's Senate race are duking it out on radio today.  Both Tom Campell and Chuck DeVore are in the conservative AM radio talk show studio in Sacramento with host Eric Hogue while Fiorina, two hours away, phones it/… Read full post »

Phoebe is possibly the happiest dog on earth.  Nothing makes her (back end) wiggle like a slinky more than asking if she wants to go to the park.  The way to the park is by way of the path that brings her shadow with us.  

It's the ears.  Her entire… Read full post »

 Starbucks is reaching out to re-establish a customer base after losing all their yuppies in the recession retreat.   That is what the analysts are saying, at least.  But if anyone looked carefully, they would have seen t/… Read full post »

After the wedding, when I was officially the 17 year old bride and newly installed daughter-in-law, I learned the holy grail of in-law 101.

We were being driven by my father-in-law to the bus for our destination honeymoon. … Read full post »

Candidate Meg gave her first real interview this week to the San Jose Mercury News, her home town newspaper. 

There is no doubt at all that this is not the same Meg Whitman who first announced she would be running for Governor a year ago and then literally… Read full post »

Can zero tolerance run amok be contagious?

Google came under fire this week when the Italian courts found three top executives guilty for violating privacy laws when a nasty YouTube video went (somewhat) viral.  Certainly the Italians have a slightly different definition of viral. /… Read full post »

More good news on the college admission front.  Tufts, is opening up the applicant process to include YouTube videos as part of the admission package.  Fortunately, it does not supplant the written essay as some feared. Nor does it push aside the academ/… Read full post »

When I tell people that the best rugelach I ever ate was at the Ad Man’s funeral, there is a momentary awkward pause in conversation, until I also mention that they were filled with bittersweet chocolate.   … Read full post »

Earlier this month, twelve year old Alexa Gonzalez was bored.  She enjoyed creating occasional, mindless (and not offensive) art doodles on the canvas known as the school-desk.  The school administrator in Forest Hills, NY didn't see it quite the same way.  They called it fir… Read full post »

If you have a pensioner in your household, and he often travels over the border from Italy to Lugano, Switzerland for an afternoon of fun and frolic at one of the numerous sex clubs or brothels, rest assured.  He probably won't die/… Read full post »

Democrat leaders in California recently solicited large donations to run counter advertisements (read: more infomercials) in response to the increasing deluge of Whitman radio and television infomercials advertisements. 

With Meg Whitman’s latest $20M donation to the Whitma… Read full post »

While it has been said that Shokolad might be my Hebrew name, it is not.  To the best of my knowledge.

Opening the cupboard, you might think that someone here has an obsession with chocolate (shokolad).  Jumbles of bars, bittersweet, dark, unsweetened, se… Read full post »

Indeed, if anyone still doubts that Palin will try to obtain the Republican (or perhaps Tea Party) nomination, they must be vacationing beyond the Space Station.

The lobbing back and forth between the beltway and news-way has… Read full post »

Many thanks to Angiogenesis Foundation head, William Li for bringing us good news, and just in time for Valentine's Day. 

At the TED conference Li made an annoucement that would make even a grinch happy.   We already know from numerous studies that wine and chocolate are good for… Read full post »

Foreclosures are increasing at break neck speed.  Almost a million properties alone in the 3rd quarter of 2009.  Nevada, Arizona and California are at the top of the list.   The end is not even close to being visible.  The economic fallout/… Read full post »

Will it never end?

Carly Fiorina, in her primary bid for the coveted honor of running against beloved Senator Barbara Boxer, has unleashed an even stranger campaign salvo than any from fellow Republican/… Read full post »

The little darling of the vapid right wing media, Sarah Palin, is in hot water back-tax hell.   Apparently she and Todd own a spot of  land on Safari Lake in Petersville, Alaska.  They regularly pay taxes on the land, but forgot to mention to the assessor that there are three buil… Read full post »