I’m one of those lucky people who gets to walk to work. In fact, I walk a lot of places nowadays (walking is the new fixie bike — I’m starting the trend right now!). You know the only thing that sucks about walking downtown in San Jose? –the stabbings? the homeless people? that you’re seriously …
I hope you all went out strawberry picking at Gizdich last weekend. This weekend I urge you to treat yourself to some of the finer things and take a trip out to Wente Vineyards. Located in Livermore, CA this gem is just a 45 minutes drive from San Jose. Like I’ve said before, Brendan and …
Last week Mr. B and I received a postcard in the mail informing us that it was strawberry picking season at Gizdich Ranch, located in Watsonville CA. We absolutely love this place and have many fond memories from when we went apple picking during the fall. Although it’s quite a commute from San Jose, the …
This week I’m just going to give you some guidelines and let you make up your own meal. I’m going to run through the basic requirements for the perfect summer food: cool, healthy, refreshing salad. With these simple categories of ingredients, you can mix and match to create your own great summer salad, and won’t …
There are some trends that can’t be understood or explained in retrospect-not because we lack understanding or context, but because there simply is no explanation. Here are some more unexplainable fads of the 70s and 80s that still have us wondering . . . what were they thinking? Member’s Only Jacket These jackets were so … Continue reading »
And now comes the awkward time in the relationship when you know it has to end. But how do you go about a breakup, especially early on? Let’s explore some pros and cons of modern breakup tactics, shall we? 1) BTW, I don’t <3 u: Since you don’t need to have any real contact … Continue reading »
Recently, I went on a recent trip to India for one of my best friend’s wedding. The union was unconventional from the Indian perspective; one was Catholic and the other Hindu, so they decided to have two weddings. This provided a fascinating mélange of cultures and a basis for comparison of the two wedding traditions. Catholic … Continue reading »
When you hear the words Geek Chic, what is the first thing that pops into mind? Nerd glasses? A Hipster reading a comic book? There are so many definitions for the popular cultural term that are both negative and positive. I like to believe that it is a term used for “reclaiming the geek identity as … Continue reading »
Live from New York, It’s . . . Thursday Afternoon? I am on a vacation to Manhattan for the next two weeks and one of the best parts of city is the overwhelming inspiration I find. This week and next week’s post will be inspired by East Coast living. New York is a melting pot … Continue reading »
This weekend we went to Capitola Book Cafe to support their efforts towards staying open. While wandering the book cafe I came across this gem “The Oxford Project” (You can read the whole book online, so I’m not going to share a ton with you on the blog) The Project began in 1984, when artist … Continue reading »
Part 1: “I don’t know where to start.” During the next few weeks, I will be posting a 10 part series that focuses on excuses people tell themselves so they don’t “have to” exercise, reasons these excuses aren’t legitimate, and routines to help you overcome them. I will also offer up tips about how I … Continue reading »
