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 things together [...]
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 know [...]
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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, I’ll cover saving [...]
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