Queenkv’s Brainpickings

Finally. December.
I’m trying to keep track of all the amazing food we sampled over the past few months. So far, I have tweeted several gourmet experiences. Now – I’ll try to sum up some of those dining adventures, beyond 140 characters.

We did a Thanksgiving Lunch at the Bistro in downtown Sonoma. I needed a [...]

Finally coming up for some air. I finished up another busy week in the newsroom.
Cal Good:
The Bears knocked down Stanfurd last weekend. Go Bears! We watched the game on a couple of flat screen TVs at the Kezar Bar in SF. We had a nice mix of Berkeley and Tree fans – cheering on our [...]

Type, check & hit send. A new chapter in my life starts today. #
@chewyfally No! No Rick Rolling! He's "Not" David Caruso! You should have seen his badge and Miami PD ID. in reply to chewyfally #
@suzannephan Wedding in Mumbai! Once-in-a-lifetime experience for your friends who are tying the knot! in reply to suzannephan #
@ColeDavid [...]

For Halloween, I brought in some Halloween Oreo Cookies for my co-workers. Only 130 calories per package.
I also brought in all my Cal gear for my Tailgate Fashion Show. I asked everyone to bring in their college school gear for our set. Somehow, Andre snuck into my bag. Again.

You remember this bear right? He’s [...]

Bringing work home and looking for someone who can relate. Then I stared into the puppy's eyes…http://bit.ly/2DqRQW #fb #
@brianstelter Also loved how Jay Leno gave "America what it wants!" in reply to brianstelter #
Sipping a hot toddy and shake off the disturbing, violent scenes from Murakami's Kafka on the Shore #
On the move! RT @NASA: [...]

Just in case that Haas job doesn’t work out….
It’s an old joke between my hubby and me. It goes back to our first months of dating. At that time, I was also on my first months at Haas. UC Berkeley classified me as being “on probation.” That joke came up anytime I felt insecure with [...]

Rock on Bears! 21-0 Cal Berkeley. Yah! This is the extra point after our touchdown.

Earlier this month, we checked out the Davis music scene with a KDVS concert. One of my favorite bands from my KALX days, Casiotone of the Painfully Alone, headlined the $5 concert at on the UC Davis campus.
LA-Based Foot Foot opened up the show.
Foot Foot @ UC Davis from Kris Vera-Phillips on Vimeo.

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Oh What A Circus, originally uploaded by queenkv.

My hubby works next to a circus. Those oak trees are the site of a showdown between environmental activists, police and the powers that be at UC Berkeley. A judge is expected to decide on a lawsuit challenging Cal’s plan to get rid of the trees and build [...]

So, it looks like Daisy’s doing better after her second visit to the veterinarian.
Her painful story started Thursday afternoon. She kept licking her front right paw. In the past, she’s been quite good about chewing out the burrs and foxtails from her paws. In fact, she prefers to do it herself instead of letting [...]