Author: Sam
Milk Mouth
Byron Wien Announces The Ten Surprises for 2011
Byron R. Wien, Vice Chairman, Blackstone Advisory Partners, today issued his list of The Ten Surprises for 2011. This is the 26th year Byron has […]
Methland
From Publishers Weekly Using what he calls a “live-in reporting strategy,” Reding’s chronicle of a small-town crystal meth epidemic-about “the death of a way of […]
Quiet Before The Storm?
Earlier this week the SNB stopped accepting Irish debt, now Portugese… Are we in a bit of a quiet lull before the perfect storm?
Mill Valley Rains
Early Kirkwood Snow
A vid from when Kevin and I hit some of the early snow at Kirkwood a few weeks back. Kevin has a new helmet camera […]
Happy New Year!
There is one story from our New Year’s Day 2011 I do want to remember. Connie and Javi got pulled over on the way home […]
Golden Gate Sunrise
With the ferry running on holiday schedule today for New Year’s Eve – holiday schedule means it doesn’t run to the Financial District – I […]
On The Way Home…
Christmas In Carson
God Is Not One
God Is Not One, Stephen Prothero Expressing his astonishment, Prothero arrives late at the party that has been celebrating for years the diversity and plurality […]
My Father’s Paradise
My Father’s Paradise, Ariel Sabar For almost 3,000 years, a tiny Jewish enclave existed in what is now the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq. […]
Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care
Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care, Jennifer Block The United States has the most intense and widespread medical management of birth […]
Protected: Back Stateside
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“You Will Become A Poster Child”
Has The CFTC Lost Its Mind?!
It never ceases to amaze me the ignorance of those in power in this country… There has been study after study demonstrating that speculators in […]
Christmas Party
Arizona Visit
A girls weekend to Arizona was long over due after the 16 month outback adventure. I traveled to Scottsdale to visit Cheryl, Chris and their […]
The Better World Shopping Guide
The Better World Shopping Guide: Every Dollar Makes a Difference, Ellis Jones The only comprehensive guide for socially and environmentally responsible consumers available, this book […]