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
Weekend wine picks: three favorites from three stores
If you'll be stopping by your favorite store to pick up some wine for the weekend, here are some quick picks to help you increase the odds of finding good quality at a good price. Read on for picks from Trader Joe's, Costco and Safeway.
A quick side note. I've...
Touring Vancouver: Old-New-Downtrodden-Quaint
This morning I took the Skytrain to New Westminster, a short ride from Coquitlam, for an anticipated visit to the Quay.
On arrival it was disconcerting to see on the first T junction the following: a Cheques Cashed Centre, a Salvation Army store and a Money Mart - not an...
Kindle DX, like most of us middle-aged devices, gets bigger
The Kindle is a curiosity.
It seems to generate more hype than it deserves, and yet I can't help but think there is something there — I don't know what — that will transform something to something, or someone to something... or something like that. Maybe the newspaper industry will be saved....
Downtown Loreto, Loni runs into la policía in front of city hall
https://vimeo.com/4520494
This was a good test of Loni's language training. Let's see. English: check. French (thanks Canada!): check. Shanghainese: check. Spanish: uhhh...
I guess that would be calling the kettle black. It's another one of those projects that we can add to our list thanks to being part of the Loreto...
McWhat?
McCafe!
At least two things, and possible several others, are disturbingly amusing about this flyer we received from the always innovative McDonald's yesterday.
First, it didn't take long to figure out if this was targeted at me or Loni. Let's see, last name Kao. That's Chinese. Trigger Chinese San Jose flyer.
Second,...
Loreto, Baja Blog and Travel Guide
There is so much to love about Loreto! From the beautiful Sea of Cortez to the stunning Sierra de la Giganta mountain range, Loreto is a Baja treasure.
Touring Vancouver, BC: Oh What a night, oops mean day
Ainsley and I were lined up at 8 this morning for the Hop-on, Hop-off Vancouver Trolley Company and had a great day.
We did the red loop through Stanley Park, and then walked and shopped for two hours, and then took the Blue loop this afternoon through Yaletown, Chinatown and...
WhisperKool review and 18 month Stark wine cellar checkup
Don't you just love it when a home renovation project grows and grows in scope?
At the end of 2007, we celebrated the opening of our wine cellar. Like a lot of home renovations, it was another one of those incremental projects that somehow attached itself to an existing, but...
Wine guide to British Columbia’s 3 big wine regions
If you are doing some trip planning involving BC, Canada you should download this PDF published by Tourism BC. The guide includes information on BC's 3 main regions: Vancouver Island, the Fraser Valley and the Okanagan. Absolutely beautiful settings.
I'm still convinced tha the Okanagan, with over 80 wineries, is...
Weekly digest #18: Just the posts, ma’am, just the posts
Here's the wrap-up for the week, sans editorial or rambling this time. Who knows, though, maybe I'll post some kind of editorial later today? If you haven't already signed up, don't forget to click here and register for the new, upcoming StarkSilverCreek newsletter with exclusive content.
Recipes
‘I dream of lemons’...
