Clinton Stark

For a while our house smelled like a giant mushroom, what with all of Loni's urban vegetable adventures that turned even the simplest of recipes into earthy green wanderlust. Now, I feel like I'm living at the center of a gigantic, overly fragrant flower. What is happening here?! Plants everywhere....

Located on the edge of the Russian River Valley, you'd expect some nice reds from Merriam Vineyards. And this ′05 "Windacre" Merlot definitely fits the bill. Normally a Cab guy, through-and-through with an odd bent recently for drinking Chardonnay (even though the weather is cold and damp here in...

If you're going to a Yankees baseball game, you can't bring a laptop. And now you can't bring in your iPad either. When I saw the headline about the ban I wondered why they would initiate such a "security" policy. Perhaps when fans are surfing, they are less prone to...

For a moment it felt like I was in one of those great outdoor amphitheatres in Greece. Or maybe it was Rome. But when I saw the sun shimmering across the Pacific Ocean through the majestic Redwood forest I knew this could only happen in one magical place on...

Shakespeare once said, "Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast." That would be us here at SSC, stumbling all over the place, up and down the peninsula from San Francisco, over to Berkeley, down to San Jose and just about everywhere in between. I need to wise up....

Want proof that Apple does it right? When it comes to the gloriously sexy new iPad, all you need to do is look at what everyone else is doing. Disaster is one of the first words that comes to mind. Rush-job might be another. It seems like Apple does...

Someone once said that wine bloggers are like little puppies. They jump up and down seeking attention, love and approval. I'd also add that they are sometimes cute, other times maddeningly unpredictable. One second they're intelligent; critiquing the state of a wine vintage, say, in Mendoza or Bordeaux. But turn...

The cast of Sonia Flew, which explores family, forgiveness and patriotism, sits down with StarkSilverCreek to talk about the show, now playing at the San Jose Rep. Befitting the subject matter, the interview is one of those great, emotional roller-coaster rides. One moment they discuss 9/11, the next the educational system...

When I saw the title, The  Automobile: Past, Present and Future I knew it would be an easy decision when evaluating which presentation to attend next at the Stanford Leading Matters conference. While Loni disappeared down a hall at the Santa Clara Convention Center to a panel on innovation,...

It wasn't supposed to end like this for the top seeded San Jose Sharks or their fans. Would even a first round exit have been preferable to an embarrassing sweep in the Western Conference finals? Today's 4-2 come-from-behind win for the Blackhawks is another chapter in an increasingly futile...