Views by the Bay

A journal from what was once the most beautiful place on Earth

Thursday, December 31, 2015

It Takes One to Know One

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Donald Trump and Willie Brown, among others, in a 1996 episode of "Suddenly Susan" ( Getty Images ) Former California Assembly...
Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Disappointing Day-Trip

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$12 bowl of noodles from the Boathouse . For the third year running (see 2013 and 2014 ) our relative has visited Marin County during...
Tuesday, December 29, 2015

The Power of No

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( pinterest image) Learning to say no is a healthy sign in a child's development: If your toddler's favorite word is "n...
Monday, December 28, 2015

It's Quiet, Too Quiet

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The local Chipotle: no customers at 7 p.m., Sunday night Two nights after Christmas On the Chipotle floor Not a patron was present W...
Sunday, December 27, 2015

All Seeing, All Knowing, All Controlling (?)

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More and more stuff is "free" but it does come at a price. An Amazon Prime Membership of $99 per year is a bargain for the tw...
Saturday, December 26, 2015

Another Pleasure to Feel Guilty About

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(Image from Doctor Oz ) The day I entered college to the day we had our first child---a span of 15 years---was the period when our freed...
Friday, December 25, 2015

Merry Christmas!

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The crèche, barely visible from the pews, comes into view as one approaches the altar on Christmas Day. In "A Charlie Brown Chris...
Thursday, December 24, 2015

A Time for Nostalgia

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In the late 1990's my former employer could draw on a talent pool of more than 200 people to put together a decent holiday choir. The gr...
Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Solution to an Annual Problem

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(Photo from idealphysicaltherapy.com ) A Time fitness writer suggests How to Avoid Weight Gain When Traveling for the Holidays : When ...
Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Now We're Just Lukewarm Fans

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2015 Comic-con: Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, and Harrison Ford  ( ew.com  photo) Of the three leads in the Star Wars original trilogy, Ma...
Monday, December 21, 2015

Quirky City, Quirky Ranking

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Portland's Chart House has a view of Mount Hood. In reverse order the top 10 food cities in the USA consist of Charleston, Washingt...
Sunday, December 20, 2015

The Journey, Not the Destination

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The Chartes labyrinth design The popular definition of labyrinth is maze . That venerable meaning harks back to Greek mythology, which ...
Saturday, December 19, 2015

Take the Cannoli

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The Economist's December 12th prediction [bold added]: If the Federal Reserve does increase interest rates on December 16th, very few i...
Friday, December 18, 2015

Crawl for Your Lives

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(ABC News Florida ) More than once I've written about how my loathing of African snails is one of the reasons I haven't moved b...
Thursday, December 17, 2015

I Really Should Talk to This Guy More Often

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Recently I've acquired a touch of asthma. Addressing that bothersome condition has led to an unforeseen benefit: I now meditate in the...
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After spending the first 17 years of my life in Honolulu, I've happily settled in the SF Bay Area. Married with two children, I've worked for five companies, large and very small, in the field of finance and accounting. Education: BA, MBA. Professional: CPA (Inactive)
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