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
Northstar at Tahoe: Old Greenwood, North Lake (Video)
One of my favorite moments was experiencing the gondola ride accessed via the "magic door" at the base of the condos at One Village Place.
Weekly digest #11: Running a web site is a life-long DIY project
Running this site and, in particular, shooting some of the new videos is a lot like a home DIY project. At first Loni and I thrash. She wants to do it one way. Me the other. We each make the case. Creative differences creates a chasm leading to the...
Loreto Live TV: La Palapa restaurant in Loreto
Loreto Live TV: La Palapa Restaurant from Stark Insider on Vimeo.
True to its name, a giant palapa roof towers over the patrons of La Palapa Restaurant & Bar in Loreto Baja California Sur. Large beams and woodwork provide structural support like an umbrella. Mariachi music, laughter, and the bustle...
Stewart vs. Cramer on Comedy Channel uncomfortably entertaining, thought-provoking television
I finally carved out 20 minutes this weekend to catch up on The Daily Show episode everyone is talking about: the so-called showdown between comedian Jon Stewart and stock pitchman Jim Cramer of CNBC. It's about twenty minutes of awkward, not-so-funny, but quite entertaining television. At times, it's painful...
Tenuta Vineyards 2006 Chardonnay, Livermore Valley: A great wine from a unique winery
We weren't completely surprised by this Chardonnay from Tenuta. Just weeks earlier we had enjoyed some of it, along with several other wines and some barrel tasting, up at the vineyard in Livermore Valley. The winery is run by founder Nancy Tenuta along with Rich Rollins, who Loni interviewed...
Will Apple launch a Netbook?
The latest rumor buzzing around tech circles is whether Apple will release a Netbook. After some initial research I believe the question is when, and not so much if. It would be hard to imagine Apple not wanting a piece of this fast growing market.
Once again, though, Apple will...
Northstar at Tahoe: Blooper outtake, the “Jack Nicholson” golf course
https://vimeo.com/4178738
You've probably heard of golf courses designed by the legendary Jack Nicklaus, but apparently, according to Loni, even Jack Nicholson is in on the action. Well maybe. It's a blooper that I enjoy watching over and over. It's another "Loni-ism" like "smoking the Kool Aid" or "hockey pucking". Metaphors...
A Baja ice cream oasis in downtown Loreto at La Michoacana (Video)
31 flavors. Are you kidding me? It seems like the family-run La Michoacana has 31,000. Or slightly less. Regardless, watch Orlando here rhyme off some of the flavors from the top of his head. Impressive. This is definitely one of our favorite stops each visit, sometimes multiple times on...
Tahoe wine roundup: Ridge vs. Buehler vs. Peju
Although not the primary focus of our recent Tahoe weekend getaway, we did manage to enjoy some wines along with the always fine culinary skills of chef Susan and her understudy, sous-chef Loni.
The cold night air in Old Greenwood in Tahoe was crisp and clean. Sipping some nice red...
Video tour of our ‘Nueva Chica’ village home in the Loreto Bay resort: A dream 3+ years in the making
https://vimeo.com/4236533
Almost 3 years ago we stood on a plot of dirt in the Baja desert, staring out to the blue waters of the Sea of Cortez, and envisioned a little casa.
Today, the adventure continues, but we're getting closer as you can tell from this video tour of our Nueva...
