Archive for September, 2006
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Best Idea Ever Series - Part 2 - Brainwash Cafe
One of the coolest things that I found about San Francisco was the Brainwash Cafe. Sure it doesn’t look like much from the outside, but you really need to give it a shot.
What makes it one of the best ideas ever? It’s a laundromat… it’s a cafe (with a liquor license)… it’s an [...]Popularity: 1% [?]
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Costs of Living in California
One of the things I was most concerned about moving from Massachusetts to California was the costs of living out here. I had 30 years to research every optimal deal around Boston. I didn’t have to sign up for The Grocery Game, because I had been living it for years.
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Finally a Job Offer
Thank goodness, I finally have an offer for gainful employment. It’s not as gainful as I would have hoped though. Once again, it looks like I’m going to have to a discount to what the general market is for my skills. While it’s more money than I made at my previous job, [...]
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Just moving in…
So I just moved into the new place today. As you may be able to tell from my previous post, I’m not buying a place, but renting instead. I’m running into most of the usual surprises you move into a new place. Since I relocated everything I own, the moving company isn’t [...]
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Housing Prices in California? Hold your hat!
Today I opened up a Homes and Land magazine to see what the prices are along the peninsula. Wow, was a mistake. As an owner of a condo in the MetroWest area, I could get a 1000 sq. ft place for a mortgage and HOA payment of $1800. My fiance owned her [...]
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