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AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Can you hear me yet?Scene — Ten members of the “Over 50” club, each sitting in front of their computer, trying to participate in a meeting on Zoom. Janice: “Can...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Feb. 12, 2021Last comment by Jeff Knowles, on Feb 15, 2021 at 4:50 pm | 5 comments | 5359 Views
TODDLING THROUGH THE SILICON VALLEY
Valentine’s Day Fun Part 2Last week we enjoyed watching Steve Spangler’s Facebook Live about science experiments for Valentines Day. We thought...
Original post made by Cheryl Bac on Feb. 14, 2021There are no comments yet. 1963 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Premarital and Couples: "I - You" Statements"I - You" Statements. No, that's not a typo. I hear these a lot when I encourage partners to use "I statements" or to share how s/he is feeling....
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Feb. 12, 2021There are no comments yet. 4510 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
The Peninsula's newest pop-up is making cheffy sandwiches on bread from The Midwife and the BakerLike many of us, Nick Rappoport became obsessed with baking bread during the pandemic. But he wasn't making crusty sourdough loaves. The chef was after sandwich...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Feb. 3, 2021Last comment by Julie O, on Feb 11, 2021 at 8:27 pm | 1 comment | 8704 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Pesky annoyances are hurting medical clinics — and they need to be solvedThe medical profession tries to run customer-friendly efficient clinics, and in some areas — like phone call reminders of upcoming visits,— they do a...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Feb. 3, 2021Last comment by Longtime Resident, on Feb 9, 2021 at 3:56 pm | 17 comments | 6021 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Palo Alto's 44-year-old The Fish Market becomes latest restaurant to close temporarilyThe Fish Market, which has served fresh seafood fare at 3150 El Camino Real in Palo Alto since 1976, is the latest local restaurant to shutter temporarily in the...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Dec. 10, 2020Last comment by Dave, on Feb 8, 2021 at 6:55 pm | 6 comments | 13123 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
How a 1960s apartment complex is going greenSunshine Gardens Apartments in Mountain View is a modest two-story 44-unit complex, with ten 1960s-vintage buildings circling a small pool. Tenants at this complex...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Feb. 7, 2021Last comment by A, on Feb 8, 2021 at 11:54 am | 4 comments | 8272 Views
CREATING A MORE VIBRANT MENLO PARK
If You Had the Power To Improve Downtown Menlo Park What 3 Things Would You Do?. Downtown Menlo Park, like other central retail districts across the country, continues to suffer from the year-long COVID-19 pandemic. Empty storefronts, large...
Original post made by Dana Hendrickson on Jan. 29, 2021Last comment by duansky478, on Feb 7, 2021 at 6:58 am | 15 comments | 3127 Views
TODDLING THROUGH THE SILICON VALLEY
A Day to Remember the Past YearWhen my friend’s daughter turned one, she posted an adorable video online. She took short video clips throughout the day to show what a typical day in her daughter’s...
Original post made by Cheryl Bac on Jan. 31, 2021Last comment by Cheryl Bac, on Feb 5, 2021 at 10:03 am | 2 comments | 2334 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Premarital and Couples: "Now I Trust in the System"While maintaining confidentiality, I wanted to share this quote I heard in my office a while back. I've been training another therapist in Couples Counseling,...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Feb. 5, 2021There are no comments yet. 4669 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
State of Mind opens new pizzeria in the Palo Alto neighborhood the owners grew up inLars and Andrew Smith grew up in the blocks surrounding their newest pizzeria at 3850 El Camino Real in Palo Alto's Barron Park neighborhood. Lars Smith has...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jan. 26, 2021Last comment by Len Ely, on Feb 4, 2021 at 7:52 pm | 4 comments | 13763 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
California must fix its expensive and unfair electricity pricingBack in the olden days, when we used to go places, I enjoyed travelling to visit my sister in Minneapolis. I would take lots of scenic pictures -- lakes! -- but...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jan. 31, 2021Last comment by Mark, on Feb 3, 2021 at 5:47 pm | 11 comments | 7781 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Alcohol – Upper or Downer?Hey Dry January – who’s still with us? The Dry January Joker support group took a leave of absence last week, toasting to the new administration....
Original post made by Laura Stec on Jan. 26, 2021Last comment by Laura Stec, on Feb 3, 2021 at 7:20 am | 2 comments | 7659 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
A lot can happen in one year — or — it isn’t what it used to beI am amazed at how our lives have changed around the world because of one stupid virus, that keeps on morphing away so that it becomes more and more contagious. ...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Jan. 27, 2021Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Feb 2, 2021 at 10:27 pm | 2 comments | 4526 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
From uni to wagyu: Get restaurant-quality Japanese ingredients from this San Mateo wholesale companyThanks to a pandemic pivot, you can now buy the same high-quality tuna, Hokkaido uni and wagyu beef served at some of the Bay Area's top sushi restaurants. Before...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Jan. 21, 2021Last comment by Todrford, on Feb 1, 2021 at 6:34 am | 1 comment | 29015 Views
COUPLE'S NET
"To a man, talk is work; to a woman it's reward.""Men talk . . . all the time . . . in normal daily intercourse, men never shut up . . . Three men building a stone wall. Talk, talk, talk. . . On and on . ....
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Jan. 29, 2021There are no comments yet. 4579 Views
TODDLING THROUGH THE SILICON VALLEY
Read-a-thon ActivitiesWe are thankful that our school is still holding its annual read-a-thon this year. Our kids love an excuse to buy new books, listen to storytimes, and see how many...
Original post made by Cheryl Bac on Jan. 26, 2021There are no comments yet. 1473 Views
TODDLING THROUGH THE SILICON VALLEY
Thank you California Academy of Sciences!Like many kids, ours are eager to go back to their favorite museums and zoos when it is safe to do so. While we enjoyed a simple winter break at home this year,...
Original post made by Cheryl Bac on Jan. 19, 2021Last comment by Cheryl Bac, on Jan 26, 2021 at 4:01 pm | 2 comments | 2995 Views
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Inaugural reflectionsThe rapid repair of the country’s Capitol shows what our country can do. By Inauguration Day it was repaired, and bedecked with furling flags, appropriate...
Original post made by Diana Diamond on Jan. 20, 2021Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Jan 26, 2021 at 9:44 am | 39 comments | 5463 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Will you save money with a heat pump water heater?==I This is the second post in a two-part series about heat pump waters heaters. The first post is
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Jan. 24, 2021Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Jan 25, 2021 at 12:03 pm | 6 comments | 8126 Views
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