From the monthly archives:

May 2012

Kevin Mullin for State Assembly

May 31, 2012

Back in college, a friend who was a fellow politics major noted that people had to lead a pretty squeaky clean life to go into politics, for fear of doing anything that could be embarrassing in a campaign or anything that could possibly offend anyone else. This ruled out a lot of our classmates, we [...]

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Preparing for a Pet at the Humane Society of Silicon Valley

May 30, 2012

My kids have been begging for a pet for years, but we’ve told them time and time again that there’s just no room in our house, or our lifestyle, for a dog or a cat right now. When we visit grandparents in the summer, we’re gone for months at a time, and that’s just too [...]

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48 Cupcakes and It’s Not a Birthday

May 29, 2012

There is nothing like coming home after a long day that included an end of the year Girl Scout ceremony, a swollen ankle, and a kid overcoming a sickness, only to have to bake four dozen cupcakes for school the next morning. It’s the annula bakery for my son’s class, which is a great experience [...]

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Get Back to Nature this Weekend in Pescadero

May 25, 2012

The Bay Area will be abuzz this weekend with myriad activities celebrating the anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge, but maybe the traffic sounds awful and the crowds worse than a Black Friday sale at Walmart? Get back to basics with Farm Fest this Saturday in Pescadero. It’s the first annual event at Farmstand, celebrating [...]

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Take Home Lessons from the Creative Movement

May 24, 2012

A few years ago, when the economy turned sour, I noticed more people began supporting the idea of trade skills. Maybe going to college directly after high school, or even at all, wasn’t as important as believed, and especially in a tight economy, maybe being a plumber had more value than an interior decorator. As [...]

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The Golden Gate Bridge: Celebrating 75 years

May 23, 2012

I doubt that anyone could imagine San Francisco without its iconic landmark, the Golden Gate Bridge. According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, it’s one of the “Seven Engineering Wonders of the Modern World.” It’s one of the most beautiful bridges in the world, probably the most photographed, and after one glance at the [...]

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Did Kids Play Tag 100 Years Ago?

May 22, 2012

The other day my son asked me what “kick the can” meant.  He was at a playdate when his friend’s mom told them to go outside and “kick the can.” My son was very confused.  “We played tag outside, mom.  We never kicked any can.  Is it even legal to kick a can?”  my son asked [...]

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Hands-On Sometimes Means Getting Hurt

May 21, 2012

As soon as we arrived to the Maker Faire, my son was in hands-on heaven.  He shunned any exhibit that was just showing demonstrations and moved quickly to any booth where he could make something.   He learned how to extract strawberry DNA from Standford graduate students.  He made soap.  He learned about mixing epoxy.  Our [...]

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Maker Faire or Bust

May 18, 2012

My family has never been to the Maker Faire.  Sometimes we had plans, sometimes I just plain forgot.  I know my son will love it.  I know his father would love it.  I know I’d love it.  But getting it onto the crazy packed weekend schedule has proved impossible.  There should be a booth for [...]

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Put on Those Welder’s Glasses, We’ve Got an Eclipse Coming!

May 17, 2012

The Ring of Fire Eclipse is coming this Sunday and even the name makes it sound adventerous, exciting, and a little dangerous. It’s the first annular eclipse since 1994 and the Bay Area is in a prime spot to witness the sun and moon align. Prime viewing time is Sunday evening between 5:16 to 7:40 [...]

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