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
Classic Car Wash a SF Bay Area tradition
But what I really enjoy is the sense of tranquility I get when just hanging around the joint after paying for the wash.
Touring Vancouver: Real estate update from Coal Harbour
We walked for about ten minutes west of the Pan Pacific to the intersection of West Pender and Melville.
The area near Coal Harbour seems quiet and very nice — just steps from many coffee shops and shopping along Robson Street.
There were two units for sale and I picked up the...
Loreto Bay golf course, front 9 now open
(Update: added photo of snack bar below)
Loreto Bay residents and vacationers can now enjoy a complete, 6,729 yard, 18 hole round of golf.
For a few years now we've become accustomed to the mounds of dirt, massive irrigation systems and abundant grass seeding. The setting is no doubt, spectacular. And...
Weekly digest #19: Wine, kayaks, Vancouver, lattes from McDonald’s?!
Since I wrote last week about McDonald's new push into premium coffee drinks such as Lattes and Mochas, I've seen increased advertising by the golden arches on television and in newsprint. Seems like they're serious about taking a slice of Starbuck's business. I still have not tried one yet....
Weekend wine picks: three favorites from three stores
If you'll be stopping by your favorite store to pick up some wine for the weekend, here are some quick picks to help you increase the odds of finding good quality at a good price. Read on for picks from Trader Joe's, Costco and Safeway.
A quick side note. I've...
Touring Vancouver: Old-New-Downtrodden-Quaint
This morning I took the Skytrain to New Westminster, a short ride from Coquitlam, for an anticipated visit to the Quay.
On arrival it was disconcerting to see on the first T junction the following: a Cheques Cashed Centre, a Salvation Army store and a Money Mart - not an...
Kindle DX, like most of us middle-aged devices, gets bigger
The Kindle is a curiosity.
It seems to generate more hype than it deserves, and yet I can't help but think there is something there — I don't know what — that will transform something to something, or someone to something... or something like that. Maybe the newspaper industry will be saved....
Downtown Loreto, Loni runs into la policía in front of city hall
https://vimeo.com/4520494
This was a good test of Loni's language training. Let's see. English: check. French (thanks Canada!): check. Shanghainese: check. Spanish: uhhh...
I guess that would be calling the kettle black. It's another one of those projects that we can add to our list thanks to being part of the Loreto...
McWhat?
McCafe!
At least two things, and possible several others, are disturbingly amusing about this flyer we received from the always innovative McDonald's yesterday.
First, it didn't take long to figure out if this was targeted at me or Loni. Let's see, last name Kao. That's Chinese. Trigger Chinese San Jose flyer.
Second,...
Loreto, Baja Blog and Travel Guide
There is so much to love about Loreto! From the beautiful Sea of Cortez to the stunning Sierra de la Giganta mountain range, Loreto is a Baja treasure.
