Category: Uncategorized

Women’s March 2019

Shocking, but the importance of the Women’s March endures. See you there tomorrow! Is the Women’s March Melting Down? This year’s crowd at ~20,000 was much bigger than last year, it really did feel twice as big. Great energy and of course great signs!

Handbag Sales Are Down — Here’s What Consumers Are Buying Instead

https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardkestenbaum/2018/10/07/handbag-michael-kors-michaelkors-coach-north-face-northface-npd-osprey/#d33f0eb68b4e Anyone who knows me knows I am beyond obsessed with mini backpacks. Huge capacity (10-15 liters is a lot of volume compared to normal purses), weatherproof, unfussy, let-em-get-dirty. Perfectly utilitarian. So when I read this article about how women are shifting to the more practical backpack I was like “well duh!!” However you do want some cute factor to...

Plus size fashion

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thecut.com/amp/2018/06/the-rise-of-plus-size-minimalism.html “I look at the offerings from many plus brands, and they’re all so oriented around a vision of femininity — especially ‘fat woman femininity’ — that just doesn’t reflect my style at all,” says Rutter. “I’m really grateful for brands that are filling the gaping hole in the market for more minimal styles, not least because these styles often...

Yelapa and Malahuitas (Norwegian Star Shore Excursion)

Also ran by the ubiquitous Vallarta Adventures, this shore excursion is a nice outdoorsy trip plus a good long catamaran ride. Yelapa is a tiny fishing village that looks like it only recently got electricity. I cannot imagine actually living there, it seems only one step above camping. You don’t get any romantic “simple living in huts” feeling, it looks...

Mariscos Los Arcos (Mazatlan, Mexico)

It’s too difficult to trust even Google reviews these days (how can everything be 4.2 or above??) but seeing as Los Arcos was just up the street from El Cid and The Palms, I figured they knew how to serve high end clientele. I was not disappointed. They seemed a little anxious to have an English speaker in their restaurant,...

Boba Avenue 8090 (San Gabriel, CA)

Green tea and red bean slushie Oreo slushie Jasmine green tea milk tea Carmel Coffee slushie Black tea Can you believe we had this after lunch at 101 Noodle Express? It should not be this hard to find casual outdoor seating, with table service, that is at least 20 feet from the curb and car exhaust. Thank you Boba Ave,...

101 Noodle Express (Alhambra, CA)

Another great visit to 101 with friends and family. Today we tried the green vegetable and pork (it comes on rice) – solid tasty comfort food. The Dan Dan noodle was a bit heavy, plus with the hand torn noodles it was very heavy. Not a fan. The Beef Rolls were excellent today, full of cilantro. The scallion pancakes were...

Zewadeh Mediterranean Grill (Anaheim, CA)

Very unassuming and humble, family run, kabob grill. The schwarma meats were excellent, crispy edges and plenty of seasoning, as was the tabouli, it was nice and fresh. The chili dried tomato hummus was interesting, it was tasty, but next time I might try the plain hummus. The pita bread seemed homemade, and could have used a bit more salt....