I know Aletheia expressed her preference for the Oakland Zoo in her previous blog post, but I still prefer the San Francisco Zoo. Sure, I’ve never actually visited the Oakland Zoo, but I fail to see how that’s relevant. And besides, the penguin habitat at the SF Zoo has always been my favorite exhibit. Penguins! [...]
Entries from January 24th, 2010
Free Admission for Kids to SF Zoo in January
January 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Activities, Babies, Frugality, Kids, Parks/Playgrounds, Toddlers
All these thunderstorms made me ponder mortality, so…
January 20th, 2010 · No Comments · Frugality
If you read those articles in “Pregnancy Magazine” while waiting in your obstetrician’s office, you may have discovered that you were supposed to have a comprehensive childcare budget, a college savings fund, life insurance for you and your spouse, and prepared a will…before you even got pregnant. Whoops! Most of us cobble these [...]
Kite Flying Festival – Milpitas, Jan. 16
January 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Activities, Babies, Events, Food, Holidays, Kids, Parks/Playgrounds, Toddlers
The Bay Area Youth Vaishnav Parivar is hosting a kite-flying festival for the Makar-Sankranti – Uttarayan Celebrations this coming Saturday, January 16th. I’m woefully ignorant of what the significance of the Makar-Sankranti – Utarrayan celebrations are and its cultural background (which is why, perhaps, I should go to one of these). What I do [...]
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mo money mo problems, part 2
January 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Babies, Frugality, Kids, Retail, Toddlers
Way back in November, I promised a series on saving money on child related expenses in the Bay Area. New year, new resolution – finish that series! We have already verified that yes, it is more expensive to raise kids in the Bay Area, and tackled saving money on food. This week, [...]
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