Category Archives: General

  SAN FRANCISCO, April 20 – In a stunning victory for local dark-sock activists, the ‘Deep administration announced that it will begin phasing out wearing white socks with pants. “Here at ‘Deep, we take saving the planet very seriously and our White Sock Reduction Initiative is one of numerous efforts … Continue reading →

What follows is probably my most personal post to date, about culture, identity, discovering some stuff about myself, and an epiphany buying curtains. It means something to me, so I wrote it all down…its longish, but entertaining & interesting I hope… By default, I was pretty Indian growing up, I … Continue reading →

So I’ve been meaning to post something for a while but have been WAAAAY to busy/crazy….. I’ll get better I promise. In the mean time, a bunch of people have asked me about this month’s Pillowfight in SF…. It was awesome – a flashmob pillowfight on Valentines day! The Chronicle … Continue reading →

It happened again. I may lose my Manly-Man card*. I saw one of my favorite bands in the world yesterday, U2, in Oakland….. When they were about 3/4 through their set, they played “Miss Sarajevo” and then were talking about The Universal Declaration of Human Rights & torture. I found … Continue reading →

[Ed. Note: Here are some thoughts from this weekend. It was my best friend’s wedding (it was fantastic!) & it got me thinking a lot about marriage. What follows is a slightly cleaned up version of my remarks from the ceremony itself… I also want to mention that I am … Continue reading →

Woooo! So it is official kids – baring any unforseen issues (with the $$$ or my contractor inspection – both pretty unlikely at this point) my offer on the house I REALLY want has been accepted. I’m moving to the COOLEST part of Valencia (one of my favorite 2 streets … Continue reading →

Today’s update on the house hunting process…. so I have found a place that I am REALLY excited about. They’ll be taking offers next week. I have an inside shot at getting it. But I won’t. I met the guy who will outbid me, I just know it. To make … Continue reading →

[Note: more of you seem to be interested in my house hunt than I thought, so here is the latest drama. From an email I sent out a few days ago….] WARNING: This post contains me whining about some difficulties involved while buying a house in San Francisco. This is … Continue reading →

So last night as I was doing my bi-annual sigh Quicken reconcilie-the-billing-fest, I noticed something odd – a charge from a few days ago that I didn’t recognize: 08/27/2004 Sale USOFTWEBSYS (Services and Merchandise) $9.95 Since I a) buy a lot of stuff on the web b) don’t look at … Continue reading →

To start off my brand new blog, I thought I’d post this little adventure I had a little over a year ago. This represents the kind of thing this blog will be for. Note, the adventure below really happened & what is written is from the 2 emails I sent … Continue reading →