Clinton Stark
Clinton shoots videos for Stark Insider. San Francisco Bay Area arts, Ingmar Bergman and French New Wave, and chasing the perfect home espresso shot 25 seconds at a time (and failing). Peloton: ClintTheMint. Camera: Video Gear
Ross Halleck of Halleck Vineyard talks about wine branding, marketing and great Pinots
What's it like to follow your winemaking dream, after a successful career in branding and marketing in Silicon Valley?
Find out in this episode of Wine Tales as Loni is joined by Ross Halleck to talk about his Sebastobol-based winery and vineyard in Sonoma County.
Pinot put him on the map,...
SJ Rep Theater Interview: Cast of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – Part 1
https://vimeo.com/4840910
Loni sits down with three of the cast members of the SJ Rep Theater production 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee' to discuss acting, musicals, and, of course, spelling. Do they know their ABCs?
In this interview:
Marc De La Cruz as Chip Tolentino
Dani Marcus as Olive Ostrovsky
Clifton Guterman as...
Movie review: Bottle Shock (2008) proves wine alone does not make for great spectacle
As much as I love wine, it alone cannot carry a movie. Where Sideways succeeds, Bottle Shock fails. The difference? The former is about two guys dealing with mid-life crises with wine as a backdrop. Bottle Shock is just about wine, and it turns out to be a boring...
Weekly digest #21: Memorial Day Edition
Did you know that over 620,000 soldiers died in the Civil War? Or that in 2000, Congress established a National Moment of Remembrance, which asks Americans to pause for one minute at 3 p.m. in an act of national unity. The time was chosen because 3 p.m. "is the...
First golf club opens in La Paz, Baja California Sur
Another golf course opens. This time in La Paz, the capital of Baja California Sur. I was slightly surprised to discover that this is the first course in the city. Little Loreto, several hours North, also on the Cortez side of the Baja, has several already, as most readers...
2007 Firestone Riesling, Central Coast, California (88 pts, $6.99)
Another decent Riesling, this time from Santa Barbara County, Central Coast California. Available at Trader Joe's for only $6.99, it is priced the same as my perennial favorite value Riesling from Chateau Ste. Michelle. It is drier though, which I prefer when not pairing it with food.
It has crispness...
SunPower now offers iPhone app to monitor your home’s energy information
Loni forwarded an email to me the other day about this new app available for the iPhone. It connects in to your solar system and enables you to track energy production on the fly, and on the go. I like it! Too bad I don't have an iPhone. I'm...
Film review: ‘The Last Lullaby’ delivers — Director Jeffrey Goodman one to watch
"Movies today are getting louder, and faster. At some point, it will become illogical." Thankfully this gem of an Indie movie is not one of them.
Loreto Bay Property Management Newsletter – May 2009 and Home Owner Weekend Schedule
Yesterday, we received the property management newsletter from Loreto Bay. It weighs in at 3 pages and contains limited information. Still, we're glad that LBC continues to make efforts in the area of communication with all of us homeowners.
However, don't expect any ground breaking information or insights into the...
Trader Joe’s bumps Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling (89 pts.) price by 17%
Granted, it's only $1. But fair warning folks, you should grab the Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling while you can. Still a bargain at $6.99 (Trader Joe's recently raised the price by a third a Two-Buck Chuck — yes Two-Buck Chuck is actually now Three-Buck Chuck). You may also want to...
