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    Interesting Interest Rates and the End of QE

    Interesting Interest Rates and the End of QE

    For those of you who have been living in a hole, mortgage interest rates over the past few years have been historically low. According to www.mortgage-x.com, the 30-year fixed interest…

    My Dinner with Miles

    My Dinner with Miles

    If you were asked to create the guest list for a fantasy dinner party, whom would you invite? Dreaming up interesting combinations of dinner companions is one of my favorite…

    There’s No Place Like Home

    There’s No Place Like Home

    Like the twister that transported Dorothy’s house to Oz 75 years ago, a tornado of love and equality has swept away numerous states’ bans on marriage for LGBT couples over…

    Tips to Minimize Wedding Stress

    Tips to Minimize Wedding Stress

    Last month, I read a column in another local newspaper, the Jweekly, entitled “Getting married at home? Some tips to help ensure a stress-free celebration.” I was surprised that almost…

    Addiction Myths

    Addiction Myths

    When Brian realized that his depression, work problems and relationship difficulties were due to his crystal meth use, his new clarity initially felt exciting and empowering. Having put two and…

    Don’t Let Your Demons Scare You

    Don’t Let Your Demons Scare You

    The good medicine this month is a massive purge of pent up emotions that has not been metabolized. Free yourself from emotional barriers festering inside, holding you back, and keeping…

    What’s Happenin’ for Halloween, Queen!

    What’s Happenin’ for Halloween, Queen!

    By Sister Dana Van Iquity On October 31, 1989, two weeks after San Francisco was devastated by the Loma Prieta earthquake, we Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence stood on stepstools and…

    Thoughtful, Gentle Lilting Addresses Grief But Is Life Affirming

    Thoughtful, Gentle Lilting Addresses Grief But Is Life Affirming

    Lilting, written and directed by the openly gay Hong Khaou, is a subtle and moving chamber drama about the communication gap between Richard (Ben Whishaw) and Junn (Pei Pei Cheng).…

    Sister Dana sez, “Did everybuddy go purple for National Spirit Day against bullying?”

    Sister Dana sez, “Did everybuddy go purple for National Spirit Day against bullying?”

    By Sister Dana Van Iquity Funded by the Castro/Upper Market Community Benefit District, the CASTRO STREET HISTORY WALK is 20 plaques engraved in the Castro Street sidewalks documenting the history…

    Almost There, Oakland

    Almost There, Oakland

                              Gertrude Stein traveled home to Oakland in 1935 after a 40-year absence and famously said, “there is…