Thanks to Matthew over at 8coupons.com, my holiday headache is a little less, well–headache-y. Wait! you say. It’s not even Halloween yet, for ghosts’ sake. Why bring this all up now? Because we all know a bad economy when we see one. Look for Christmas displays starting now, or even in some cases where I [...]
A few weeks ago, my family and I took pictures at the majestic and inspiring San Francisco memorial, the Martin Luther King, Jr Memorial in Yerba Buena Gardens. The memorial sits behind a 50 foot waterfall that cascades over beautiful gray Sierra granite. Dr. King’s words are etched in twelve glass panels, back-lit with photos [...]
I read that the actress Cheryl Hines wrote her New Year’s resolution on a piece of paper one year, burned the paper, and then drank the ashes in a glass of champagne. Every year, I write on a piece of paper “Surprise Me” and put it in a red envelope in a special place of [...]
January Effect It’s almost here. No, not New Year’s Eve, or even lavish parties with streams of confetti. It’s almost Dec. 31, the last trading day of 2010, but since trades executed on 12/31 generally settle in January (due to the Jan. 1 holiday), traders are already thinking January. With all the optimism in the [...]
The great folks over at Pulsd SFO, just reminded me about the free Tipsy Tow. You can get a free tow home if you (or a friend) get tipsy and need to get yourselves – and your ride – towed to home nearby. AAA members only When: 12/31/10 at 6:00pm PST to 1/1/11 at 6:00am [...]
According to the Tower Group, $5 billion of gift cards went unused in 2009. I spoke with Wildcard Network founder, Raj Basavaraju, about this and other problems with gift cards (see Gift Cards: Buyer (and Receiver) Beware). I know firsthand the mess that gift cards often create: our teenagers routinely lose their gift cards within [...]
This story took place on the backroads of Marin County, Christmas Eve, 1983. My husband and I were driving home Christmas Eve night on the winding country road that led to our little cabin in the woods. We rounded a particularly curvy bend and came upon someone in a stalled-out old car (an antique vintage [...]
photo credit: galen fultz
Put an End to Popcorn Canisters Last year, I reviewed Giving Note, an e-card company that lets you donate to a charity of your’s – or your recipient’s – choice. I am happy to say that they are still around – and thriving. The process is still very simple: Log on to givingnote.org Buy your [...]
