Clinton Stark
Clinton shoots videos for Stark Insider. San Francisco Bay Area arts, Ingmar Bergman and French New Wave, and chasing the perfect home espresso shot 25 seconds at a time (and failing). Peloton: ClintTheMint. Camera: Video Gear
First golf club opens in La Paz, Baja California Sur
Another golf course opens. This time in La Paz, the capital of Baja California Sur. I was slightly surprised to discover that this is the first course in the city. Little Loreto, several hours North, also on the Cortez side of the Baja, has several already, as most readers...
2007 Firestone Riesling, Central Coast, California (88 pts, $6.99)
Another decent Riesling, this time from Santa Barbara County, Central Coast California. Available at Trader Joe's for only $6.99, it is priced the same as my perennial favorite value Riesling from Chateau Ste. Michelle. It is drier though, which I prefer when not pairing it with food.
It has crispness...
SunPower now offers iPhone app to monitor your home’s energy information
Loni forwarded an email to me the other day about this new app available for the iPhone. It connects in to your solar system and enables you to track energy production on the fly, and on the go. I like it! Too bad I don't have an iPhone. I'm...
Film review: ‘The Last Lullaby’ delivers — Director Jeffrey Goodman one to watch
"Movies today are getting louder, and faster. At some point, it will become illogical." Thankfully this gem of an Indie movie is not one of them.
Loreto Bay Property Management Newsletter – May 2009 and Home Owner Weekend Schedule
Yesterday, we received the property management newsletter from Loreto Bay. It weighs in at 3 pages and contains limited information. Still, we're glad that LBC continues to make efforts in the area of communication with all of us homeowners.
However, don't expect any ground breaking information or insights into the...
Trader Joe’s bumps Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling (89 pts.) price by 17%
Granted, it's only $1. But fair warning folks, you should grab the Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling while you can. Still a bargain at $6.99 (Trader Joe's recently raised the price by a third a Two-Buck Chuck — yes Two-Buck Chuck is actually now Three-Buck Chuck). You may also want to...
Elephants kissing and Warren Buffet
Elephants kissing at the Omaha Zoo from Stark Insider on Vimeo.
It's easy to forget how big an elephant is, until you see them in person. In this case, two of them: kissing, playing, hanging out at the Omaha Zoo.
It was on our list of places to see, things to...
Book review: ‘The Book of Negroes’ (2007) by Lawrence Hill
When finished reading an exceptional novel, you hold it to your heart and say, “That was incredible.” That is how The Book of Negroes affected this reader.
Aminata Diallo is the protagonist who begins her life in Bayo, a small village which takes a walk of three moons to reach...
Weekly digest #20: Vancouver, vegetable planters, Angels & Demons
This week was for the birds; Loni's little birds that is, that continue to build nests around our house. Now we have bird seed in the courtyard strategically positioned to keep our new guests comfortable. The 4 egg watch continues. And I'm sure it's one of the most riveting...
‘Spelling Bee’ musical: A tasty alphabet soup of zingers and tittups
Otherwise misfits, they find comfort in each others quirkiness and love for lexicon.
