Clinton Stark

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

Bloggers in Paradise: BlogWorld Las Vegas Show Demonstrates Growing Influence of New Media

Last weekend I was in Las Vegas for the 2nd annual BlogWorld show. A small event, it has grown fast over the last year, and I expect to it to continue to expand along with the influence of blogging. One of the companies I advise, called Adoptic, a blog promotion...

2004 Peju Syrah Estate Napa Valley, Wine Review

We are big Peju fans, belong to their wine club and always look forward to enjoying a bottle with a nice meal. Mostly we drink cabs from Peju,  however our last few shipments have included Syrahs so last night we decided to decant a bottle and see how it...

Breaking News: Alaska Airlines Adds Flight and Increases Capacity to Loreto

Thanks to Pat who pointed out the latest news on the myloretobay web site about Alaska Airlines. Some good news! Alaska will be increasing weekly capacity into Loreto and insert an extra weekly flight out of Los Angeles LAX: added Friday flight increased jet size on Fridays and Tuesdays...

Happy 1st Anniversary SSC and Thanks to All Our Readers!

Our nephew Gerrit celebrates his birthday with diet-destroying ice cream cake from Cold Stone Creamery. We were so busy over the summer that we just realized it's been over a year since we started this blog. In fact our first post was in May 2007. So we figure it's time...

Loreto Bay’s New Pricing, Plans and Sales Model

There are a lot of changes happening within the Loreto Bay Company as RePlay Resorts begins to execute on new organizational and operations models. In addition, the management team is reacting to the challenging real estate market. Now that Michael Coyle and his team have been at the helm...

Massive 800-megawatt Solar Project Announced by SunPower

Interesting interview about the historic PV solar deal announced for California today. It will be a 800-megawatt system with capacity to power 239,000 homes each year. This is a first step towards producing enery that rivals full-scale coal and nuclear plants. I like the way the panels will tilt to follow...

Michael Phelps Chasing Destiny and Thoughts About The Olympic Summer Games in Beijing

We're enjoying the Olympics a lot. The opening ceremony was an incredible spectacle, despite emerging stories now about a Chinese Milli Vanilli (the lip-syncing little girl) and digitally enhanced fireworks. I can't believe Latvia beat the US in the opening beach volleyball match. Does Latvia even have a beach? It...

2007 Chateau Ste. Michelle Columbia Valley Riesling Review – A White Wine Bargain

Although I almost exclusively enjoy big, bold red cabs as my wine of choice (what goes better with a grilled steak?), the hot summer months often means a cold, crisp white is a better choice. Even though Napa produces some of the best in the world, I'm not a Chardonnay...

In Loreto Bay: Video of the Estuaries and Kayak Launch Point

Everyone we've talked to or emailed with about Loreto Bay continues to wax poetic about the winding estuaries and canals, one of their favorite features. And rightfully so. As far as I know, it will be a unique element of the development. It will bring tremendous interest to the...