Summer gadget roundup
The most interesting, travel-ready (but not necessarily kid or sand proof), flat-out-fun gadgets available today.
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Big Brother selling wine in Pennsylvania
Would you buy wine from a machine that looks like this hulking monster?
Ode to Strawberry Papayas
My passion for papayas was only discovered after enjoying an enormous, ripe papaya in Loreto, Baja California Sur. I procured it at the local Farmer's…
A Napa winery with heart
Mo was able to pull a bottle from the back and offer us a tasting of the 2007 1886 which I think is superbly velvety…
My Fair Lady, Broadway 1961
Flipping through the Playbill was like taking a space ship to a different planet. Where is this world where everyone is so joyfully smoking cigarettes?
Fourth of July at Shoreline
If you ignore the two years I spent trying to brief legal cases while sprawled on the lawn, this is one of the few times…
Mercedes’ record sales, a bellwether?
Seems like Mercedes is no longer just a desirable U.S. and European car. The hottest growth market was China, which grew 177%.
Showing up is half the battle
Skills and smarts are critical to any endeavor, but are they overvalued? What role does sheer determination and "balls to the wall" play?
Top picks & tips for fireworks in the Bay Area
Fourth of July and in the mood for some fireworks? Your not alone as fireworks are one of the key images that most people have…
World Cup Final viewing party in San Jose
The San Jose Earthquakes, the City of San Jose, the San Jose Sports Authority and the San Jose Downtown Association announced today that they will…