12/15/08
Most of us in these uncertain economic times are watching our pennies pretty closely. I know I am. I've got to keep a close eye on what I spend, but I don't want to go into a cave and hide until things get better. I may have to scale back my adventures, but I want to continue exploring, having new experiences, meeting new people, learning new things and having fun. I want to keep living. So I've got to figure out where to go with a little dough.
Funny, that's the name of a one-hour special I'm co-hosting with Mary Babbitt of "In Wine Country." Our special, "Where to Go with a Little Dough," will be broadcast on NBC Bay Area after the Superbowl on Sunday evening, February 1. Watch the game, and then we'll have a show full of tips about...
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12/01/08
I've been thinking quite a bit about going to Washington D.C. for the inaugural on January 20. I actually have access to a couple of standing room tickets and it's awfully tempting to join four-million of my closest friends for this historic occasion. I've spent quite a bit of time in Washington over the years and love the old swamp. Being a politics and history junkie (my majors through college and graduate school,) I'm just compelled to experience the moment in person. On the other hand, I'd like my boys, 25 and 17, to have the opportunity, too. Someday, they can tell their kids that they were there. At 15, I dearly wish I had heard JFK's inaugural in person on that brisk and cold day. At 18, I would love to have been in the swealtering throng below the Lincoln Memorial to...
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