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Vol 229 – Staying in Fine Form!
What’s New? “Your hair looks beautiful!” the assistant at DiPietro Todd in Walnut Creek, said to me last weekend, after a color, some highlights, and a professional blow dry. I’d rushed across town to make the appointment after a vigorous morning of volunteer gardening at the AIDS Grove in Golden Gate Park and the difference was dramatic. [...]
Vol 228 – Follow the Sun!
What’s New? My dog Buck has had a visitor all week. While studious clients of mine are busy readying their home for sale, we’ve been happily babysitting their dog, Tango. He’s an Australian Shepherd/Golden Retriever mix and perhaps the sweetest dog I have ever met (I’m sorry Buck, but that’s the truth). Buck’s happy to have [...]
Vol 227 – Delivering the Dream
What’s New? “Did you notice I made the bed?” my husband playfully asked. (How could I not?) Apart from the fact, that my husband rarely makes the bed and when he capitulates, it’s a sloppy mess with sheets, socks, and books typically balled up under the duvet cover, this time he’d actually gone to the trouble of stacking [...]
Vol 226 – Lottery Fever!
What’s New? Dang! Like millions of others, I failed to win the largest lottery prize in history. I just don’t get it. I bought five tickets and my numbers were really, REALLY good (there goes my retirement plan). Plus, I’d be a fantastic (and generous) multimillionaire (not that you wouldn’t). Listening to the odds on the national [...]
Vol 225 – Boot Camp!
What’s New? “Hey, you look exactly the same,” my friend e-mailed me, after receiving last week’s Perspective for the first time (thank you Photoshop). Ronna and I met in San Francisco when our kids were in preschool together at Temple Emanuel and at the risk of giving away my age, that was nearly twenty years ago. So [...]
Vol 207- What Hat Would I Wear?
What’s New? My wonderful neighbors, Tim and Rhea Gerrity, own a busy enterprise that supplies auto parts to gas stations and dealers throughout the Bay Area – General Auto Parts - www.GeneralAuto.com. After a hard day’s work, it isn’t uncommon to see one of Tim’s cars parked out in front of their handsome home up on Littlewood, a few doors down from [...]
Vol 206 – “Please Fasten Your Seat Belts.”
What’s New? “Just in case you haven’t flown since 1989(!)“ the flight attendant cheekily announced over the loud speaker, “we want to remind you that smoking on the aircraft is strictly prohibited . . .” It was a speech that was met with a nice chuckle from those of us on board. Of course, everyone knows [...]
Vol 205- A Little Horse Trading
What’s New? “Whoa, whoa, whoa,” my son, Tristan said. “What are you doing with those butterscotch brownies?” “I’m taking them to my meeting,” I said. “No you’re not,” Tristan objected. “Those are tomorrow’s lunch.” “Lunch?” I scoffed, “You can’t make a lunch out of a dozen brownies,” “I know that,” Tristan countered matter-of-factly, “but it’s what I [...]