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Decrepit citizen experience in this poor state. Visited local DMV with my daughter yesterday. Long lines, convoluted processes, web registration access that is outdated at best (and sometimes doesn’t function), filthy bathrooms, crowded and uncomfortable facility. It feels almost inhumane … Continue reading
How to get work done: tips from home renovation expert… Spoke with my sister last weekend about good ways to go about getting a couple of home renovations done on schedule, without unexpected costs. (She’s a pro in the business). Order … Continue reading
The quicksand of email… personal, professional, newsletters, etc. Discovered a mega list of links to tips on how to be organized on The 99 percent recently. One of the links tells you how to empty your email inbox in 30 … Continue reading
I’m now officially a Mayor of not one, but two places on foursquare. Including the Gates of Hell at Stanford. It took me a few weeks to figure out how this works, but it’s pretty easy. If you’re pining to … Continue reading
Made it to the Master Gardeners’ Garden Tour. Five wonderful gardens. Took some photos, capturing both plants I’d like to put into my tiny garden (tho some of the residential gardens were pretty grand, the design ideas wouldn’t exactly translate … Continue reading
My neighborhood is a small pocket in Atherton and an unincorporated section of Menlo Park. It’s charming in many ways… smaller streets, big oak trees, somewhat isolated from other surrounding neighborhoods. Most intersections have a small “traffic circle” in the … Continue reading
Slow blogging. That must be sorta what I’m doing. I certainly post slowly enough anyway. But the story on slow blogging the New York Times tells of people who blog for relaxation and introspection, producing rich and personal reflections like … Continue reading
I hosted Slow art at Stanford at the Cantor Center for Visual Arts on October 17. Besides spending time with some wonderful paintings and sculptures, I met Kristen Olsen from the museum’s education division. Which was an amazing coincidence… The … Continue reading
The Girl Effect … small things we can do, add up to big differences.
My friend Debbie sent this suggestion around… great idea. When doing your holiday cards this year, take one card and send it to this address. If we pass this on and everyone sends one card, think of how many cards … Continue reading
