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There is nothing quite as exciting as seeing a startup company hitting that key acceleration point. That is when all those hopes and dreams and long hours start to look like they will eventually pay off. I love it when my friends’ companies hit this point. So I was especially delighted to see all the […]

It seems like more and more people are either feeling like the world is going to end, or they are reaching for their dreams and taking chances on their life goals.  In any case, the demand for motivational coaches and mentors seems to be on the rise.  The following binder has a couple of articles written […]

The City of Belmont had their Spring Garden Faire today. It was a nice event, and I especially enjoyed the tour of the award-winning Belmont gardens. The weather was warm and it was a picture perfect day. Handed out at the event was a list of gardening and going green websites. Too bad they didn’t […]

When I moved into my first apartment, I didn’t have any furniture – and no budget for furniture. So I went down to the local drug store and found some downtrodden plants on sale. They helped fill the empty spaces of the vacant rooms and, with a little care, soon grew faster than my budget […]

Designing an attractive, easy to navigate website seems like it would be pretty straight-forward – but it is extremely difficult. Even if when I think I’ve done everything right, I am often shocked at how people actually navigate my sites. I’ve read some great website design books, but I’ve also found that there are a […]

It’s that time of year when you are realizing that school is about to end and you haven’t planned out the summer yet.  If any of you have kids interested in soccer, this binder has a list of soccer camps put together by a bunch of moms.  They’re in the San Francisco bay area and […]

Don’t you secretly think that you have this deep, hidden-away talent and that (if given just the right circumstances) you would shine like the brightest star in the universe? Ok, I admit it, I do! I imagine that I start singing and it brings tears to people’s eyes. Well actually, my singing does bring tears […]

I never cease to be amazed at the depth of information you can find on the Internet – like these sites on Guadalcanal. I used to love to sit an listen to my dad’s stories about Guadalcanal. Imagine being dropped off on an island that is swarming with enemy troupes and nasty insects. My father […]

Anyone who is familiar with this term is probably or has probably researched this topic extensively.  Medulloplastoma is a type of brain cancer common among children.   You might want to take a look at this binder full of links on information about this type of cancer.   Links are organized by tabs – to open click on the […]

I’m a wannabe chef. Any chance at all to cook – I’m there. I’m cooking for ‘Art Day’ at school this weekend. I cook for our annual school fund raising dinner every year (dinner for 150 or so). I signed up to cook for the end of year softball party. I love food! I also […]

If any of you live in the San Francisco Bay Area – you might want to check out these news stories concerning the Light Brown Apple Moth Pesticide spraying that will occur in the Bay Area this summer. Somehow it has gone unnoticed by the community until recently and it is causing an uproar by […]

Our kids received a great gift a couple of years ago – instead of the usual gift card or plastic toy – our daughters were given an orphaned elephant named Makena. Makena lives on the David Sheldrick Wild Life Reserve in Kenya, Africa. The foster donation lasts for a year and you receive monthly reports […]