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    Gertrude Stein Comes of Age

    Gertrude Stein Comes of Age

    By Michele Karlsberg– Michele Karlsberg: For this issue of the San Francisco Bay Times, I present an excerpt from So Famous and So Gay: The Fabulous Potency of Truman Capote…

    Time to March … and Walk!

    Time to March … and Walk!

    By Jamie Leno Zimron– While it’s March and we’re on the march, it seems like a great time to write about walking! For most of us lucky enough to have…

    Exercises Not to Do

    Exercises Not to Do

    By Cinder Ernst– I was answering an inquiry about what exercises trainers never do and realized that most trainers no longer have their clients do abdominal crunches. I decided quite…

    Thoughts on Turning Seventy

    Thoughts on Turning Seventy

    By Tom Moon, MFT– My husband and I marked my 70th birthday in February with ten days of non-stop partying in New Orleans. I mention this because I know all…

    Curated: Obama White House Designer to Speak at 34th Annual Bouquets to Art

    Curated: Obama White House Designer to Speak at 34th Annual Bouquets to Art

    March 13–18 at the de Young Each spring, more than 120 of the Bay Area’s most innovative and sought-after floral designers breathe new life into the de Young’s permanent collection…

    Please, No More Prayers as Policy for Gun Control

    Please, No More Prayers as Policy for Gun Control

    By Andrea Shorter For my own personal reasons, I am not a particularly religious person. In my own way, I am a person of faith, but not one of organized…

    Thoughts and Prayers Are Simply Not Enough

    Thoughts and Prayers Are Simply Not Enough

    By Brett Andrews– I grew up in Pennsylvania, and was raised in a home that was moderately religious, had solid values, and a bent for manners and politeness. It was…

    Another Mass Shooting; Now Can We Have Stricter Gun Control?

    Another Mass Shooting; Now Can We Have Stricter Gun Control?

    By Louise “Lou” Fischer In November of last year, I wrote a column in which I shared my background in competitive recreational shooting while at the same time calling for…

    Own a Home? Here’s How the New Tax ‘Cut’ Affects You

    Own a Home? Here’s How the New Tax ‘Cut’ Affects You

    By Brandon Miller, CFP– Let’s face it. The cost of owning a home in the Bay Area is crazy high. We pay taxes on top of taxes—at some of the…

    Elegance or Sport in Big Trucks

    Elegance or Sport in Big Trucks

    By Philip Ruth– Masculinity comes in many forms, and for many car buyers, only something as physically substantial as a full-sized pickup truck can represent the strength and presence they…