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June 15, 2013

“Top Ten” Most Skippable Stories — Summer, 2013 Edition

Increase Your Free Time, Lower Your Blood Pressure Want to get through The Sunday New York Times — or any news publication, online or off — in half the time the next few months? Skip the following “non-story” stories: 10.  Who’s leading in the pre-pre-pre polls for the 2016 Democratic and Republican nominations (aren’t you...
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Design Flair? That, Too

Vertical Bike Stands in Downtown Palo Alto Once upon a time — like in the late ’70’s, when I was a Stanford undergrad — neighboring University Ave. definitely wasn’t seedy, but it was no one’s idea of upscale, either:  after all, the low-rent University Creamery was practically an anchor tenant (still the best chocolate shake...
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