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    Your Dreams Don’t Have an Expiration Date

    Your Dreams Don’t Have an Expiration Date

    Julia Child didn’t learn to cook until she was nearly forty years old. Morgan Freeman acted for decades before propelling into worldwide success in his fifties with Street Smart and…

    Profiles of Courage and Compassion: Lance Tom

    Profiles of Courage and Compassion: Lance Tom

    (Editor’s Note: Lance Toma is the Executive Director of the Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center, apiwellnessorg.) SS: How did you become involved in your work? LT: I actually studied…

    Health, Connection, Balance and Beauty

    Health, Connection, Balance and Beauty

    The San Francisco Decorator Showcase is one of the Bay Area’s premier design show house events, featuring the work of top designers and raising funds for the San Francisco University…

    The First Time

    The First Time

    For many of us, that first time was many moons ago. It was full of drama, excitement, unknowns, and adventure. We worried about it, but probably even bragged about it…

    A Cautionary Tale

    A Cautionary Tale

    The week I won the right to marry in California, I volunteered to help with the expected rush of same-sex weddings at City Hall. I was sworn in as a…

    Love and “Settling”

    Love and “Settling”

    John privately wonders whether he should break up with Carl, his partner of seven years. It’s not that there are major problems. It’s not an abusive relationship, and there is…

    Event Planning

    Event Planning

    Do you have an upcoming special occasion? Have you started thinking about how you will go about making it happen? Have you asked yourself, “Where do I start?” I’ve talked…

    Weddings, Anniversaries & Occasions

    Weddings, Anniversaries & Occasions

    It is the season for weddings! Let us celebrate the long-awaited and courageously won legal decision that finally brings freedom to ALL people to MARRY, with all the rights and…

    Profiles of Passion and Courage: Roger Doughty

    By Stu Smith Roger Doughty is a gentleman of humility and conviction who serves our LGBT community as executive director of Horizons Foundation. His ability to organize, to bring people…

    Great Expectations

    By Mark Penn I had lunch today with eight other agents from around the Bay Area. We were all singing the same songs: “If only I had more properties to…