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COUPLE'S NET
Couples: "The Goal of Marriage is Not to Think Alike, but to Think Together"I recently came across this quote comes from Robert Dodd, and it resonates in my work with couples. We often select a partner that is different from us, yet complements...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Dec. 27, 2018Last comment by Believe In Marriage, on Mar 15, 2019 at 8:44 am | 2 comments | 4439 Views
STORIES OF HOPE
What is a Life?My grandmother’s second stroke continues, hauntingly, to occupy my thoughts and imagination; with every passing week I am further reminded of her diminished...
Original post made by Aldis Petriceks on Dec. 17, 2018Last comment by yrohogae, on Mar 15, 2019 at 7:05 am | 27 comments | 5167 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Best Coney Island in AmericaHappy New Year and hi from Detroit. I’m visiting friends and family, while getting in some of the classic hotspots. Happy to report what used to look like...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Dec. 31, 2018Last comment by John Z, on Mar 14, 2019 at 7:55 pm | 16 comments | 4207 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Ten Tips for Teens and Young Adults to Survive a Dysfunctional FamilySteve Simpson is the author of four books for teens and young adults. In each book he includes The Teenage and Young Adult Survival Handbook. I asked Steve...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Dec. 13, 2018Last comment by impress family, on Mar 13, 2019 at 8:33 am | 5 comments | 5424 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Hey! Leggo My Beef!And now a word from our guest blogger, Sam. Thoughts? If you don’t mind, I’d like to have a real conversation here. Because if by ==I “A...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Mar. 3, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Mar 9, 2019 at 6:57 pm | 24 comments | 3497 Views
TODDLING THROUGH THE SILICON VALLEY
Birthday TraditionsOn our son’s first birthday I thought it would be fun to take a photo of him at the exact time he turned one. I set an alarm on my phone and took a handful of...
Original post made by Cheryl Bac on Mar. 7, 2019There are no comments yet. 1603 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Couples: Child Loss, "No U-Turn at Mercy Street""No U-Turn at Mercy Street" by Chandrama Anderson, MA, MFT. 
Here's a quote and the back cover copy:
No U-Turn at Mercy Street is an...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Dec. 7, 2018Last comment by DON’T FORGET YOURSELF, DON’T SACRIFICE YOURSELF, on Mar 7, 2019 at 6:28 am | 3 comments | 4728 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Couples: All People Are Difficult, But You Shouldn’t Be Too DifficultThe following article is written by Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT. He is the founder of PACT, Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy. Most of our Connect2 therapists...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Dec. 21, 2018Last comment by The Single Sibling, on Mar 7, 2019 at 6:12 am | 4 comments | 4715 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Oren's Hummus coming to Town & Country Village in Palo AltoFans of Oren's Hummus will soon have another local outpost where they can rip, scoop and eat: Town & Country Village in Palo Alto. "Coming soon"...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Mar. 1, 2019Last comment by BSG, on Mar 6, 2019 at 12:16 pm | 16 comments | 7526 Views
CREATING A MORE VIBRANT MENLO PARK
Who Will You Blame For This Coming Menlo Park Disaster?Traffic congestion remains the number one complaint of Menlo Park residents. And our city government, like us, feels helpless, as it cannot stem the growth of vehicles...
Original post made by Dana Hendrickson on Dec. 20, 2018Last comment by billy, on Mar 3, 2019 at 7:00 am | 14 comments | 4797 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
A Primer on PrimeA few years after grad school, I was living in an old ranch house in Los Altos Hills with some friends. Two of us biked to work along the windy roads near the house...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Feb. 24, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Mar 3, 2019 at 6:43 am | 11 comments | 3618 Views
TODDLING THROUGH THE SILICON VALLEY
Indoor Fun Part 4On days when it is just too cold and wet to go outside, we’ve enjoyed spending a couple of hours experimenting with different recipes in the kitchen. Just...
Original post made by Cheryl Bac on Feb. 28, 2019There are no comments yet. 1335 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Chef collabs, Thai pop-up, oysters: upcoming food events on the PeninsulaFrom a Thai street food pop-up to a St. Patrick's Day beer walk, there are ample food-related goings on to look forward to on the Peninsula in the coming weeks....
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Feb. 27, 2019There are no comments yet. 5290 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Calling all gardeners: A restaurant owner wants you to grow Peruvian peppers for her.The owner of a Palo Alto restaurant is turning to the community to help her cultivate a local source for Peruvian spices that are difficult to find fresh in the...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Feb. 26, 2019There are no comments yet. 3392 Views
STORIES OF HOPE
Selfishness, Poverty, and LunchI was late to lunch in a new city, chipped and chilled by biting winds. A man entered my gaze as I hurried forward; he was facing what looked like the city...
Original post made by Aldis Petriceks on Nov. 26, 2018Last comment by Removalist Newcastle, on Feb 24, 2019 at 2:46 am | 19 comments | 6949 Views
TODDLING THROUGH THE SILICON VALLEY
Indoor Fun Part 3We are so grateful for the recent sunshine. However, with the cooler than usual temperatures, we still had many wonderful opportunities to try out more indoor experiments....
Original post made by Cheryl Bac on Feb. 23, 2019There are no comments yet. 1522 Views
INVEST & INNOVATE
The HSR DecisionI was a consultant on the first HSR study in 1998. And I voted against thew bond. BUT times have changed and i think the Governor's decision got a couple of...
Original post made by Steve Levy on Feb. 13, 2019Last comment by frying pan, on Feb 22, 2019 at 8:28 pm | 10 comments | 3056 Views
THE FOOD PARTY!
Meet the NurdlesWent to the coast a couple weeks ago to help Surfrider San Mateo clean up Venice Beach in Half Moon Bay. Wow – what a nice beach...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Feb. 16, 2019Last comment by Hee here, on Feb 22, 2019 at 9:58 am | 7 comments | 2618 Views
PENINSULA FOODIST
Joe & the Juice opens in Redwood CityDowntown Redwood City is the latest Peninsula neighborhood to get a new Joe & the Juice. An outpost of the Danish juice and coffee chain, which is expanding...
Original post made by Elena Kadvany on Feb. 20, 2019Last comment by charles reilly, on Feb 22, 2019 at 8:29 am | 1 comment | 4276 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
The Other Greenhouse GasOne of the things that I think has given global warming a bad name (besides, well, the fact that it’s global warming), is that it can seem like everything...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Feb. 17, 2019Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Feb 21, 2019 at 6:41 am | 8 comments | 3613 Views
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