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Question of the Day – Are you Going to Vote in the California Gubernatorial...
Next month on September 14th, the California gubernatorial recall special election will take place to decide whether to recall Governor Gavin Newsom. More details can be found out on the Wikipedia...
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Question of the Day – Do you Ask People if they are Vaccinated?
Recently, I had a contractor over to get an estimate (outside) and there was an awkward moment when we both had our masks in our hands and then put them on initially. I decided to ask them if they...
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Question of the Day – Do you Ride BART?
Photo by Unsplash user giorgiotrovato It’s been a long time since I’ve ridden BART. I finally had a reason to go into San Francisco and didn’t feel like driving so decided to take BART. Despite masks...
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Question of the Day – Are you Brand Loyal?
Photo by Unsplash user danielcgold This week we learned that Nike will be coming to City Center Bishop Ranch in San Ramon. Nike is such an iconic brand. Growing up, I usually wore Nike sneakers. These...
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Question of the Day – What is your Favorite Pet Store?
This week we learned that the pet boutique rororiri closed in downtown Walnut Creek. There are plenty of big chain pet stores like Petco and Pet Smart. As a fish person, I prefer shops like Aqua...
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Question of the Day – Do you Approve of Dining Vaccination Requirements?
Contra Costa now requires vaccination proof before dining indoors. When I briefly showed my card at one restaurant and they accepted without asking for ID, I wonder whether it will make much of a...
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Question of the Day – Will you See No Time to Die in the Theaters?
Today, the James Bond film No Time to Die is being released and I’d really like to see it in on a giant screen in a movie theater. But I’d rather not sit through an entire movie masked. Nor do I want...
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Question of the Day – What was your Favorite Toy Growing Up?
Photo by Unsplash user chrishardyphotography Last weekend, the Malibu Barbie truck visited Broadway Plaza in downtown Walnut Creek. The Hello Kitty truck also makes frequent appearances. These days,...
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Question of the Day – Are you Worried about becoming Dehydrated when Hiking?
As someone who likes to hike, I was very curious what the cause of death of the family that went hiking one day in August near Yosemite. I was pretty sure it was going to be related to toxic algae...
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Question of the Day – Will your Kids go Trick or Treating this Halloween?
This is the second Halloween since COVID-19 and vaccinations are still not quite available for kids aged 5 – 11. Considering this, will your kids go trick or treating this Halloween?
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Question of the Day – Should Daylight Saving Continue Forever?
Photo by Unsplash user aleskrivec With daylight savings ending in a couple of days, I wonder if it would be better if it never ended? That way, it wouldn’t get so dark so early. Are there any...
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Question of the Day – Are Disneyland Prices Excessive?
Photo by Unsplash user nixcreative Recently, prices for a Disneyland ticket went up yet again. As the graph below shows, Disneyland tickets have increased way higher than rent, wages and gas prices...
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Question of the Day – Is Walnut Creek Doing Everything it Can to Protect...
Last week, we learned that a giant mob ransacked Nordstrom in downtown Walnut Creek while it was open, stealing hundreds of thousands in merchandise while terrorizing employees and shoppers. In...
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Question of the Day – What is your Favorite Holiday?
With Thanksgiving and Chanukah behind us, and Christmas and New Year’s right around the corner, this is the time for celebrations. My favorite holidays are probably Thanksgiving and Fourth of July. If...
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Question of the Day – Will the Omicron Covid Variant change your Holiday Plans?
Photo by Flickr user alachuacounty Just when we thought COVID-19 was becoming manageable, now we know the Omicron variant is probably even more transmissible than Delta, even by those who are...
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Question of the Day – What are your New Year’s Resolutions?
With a new year comes new resolutions. Mine are hiking more, reading more, and working out more. What are your New Year’s resolutions?
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Question of the Day – Are you Switching to N95 Masks?
Photo by Unsplash user katetrifo With the easily transmissible Omicron variant blowing in the wind, have you switched to N95/KN95/KF94 masks? I’m trying to, but it’s sold out wherever I look and based...
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Question of the Day – Are Rent Prices Unreasonable?
Photo by Unsplash user chris_robert Housing prices have been shooting up the past couple of years, and considering Bay Area prices were already high, are rent prices also trending higher? Would you...
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Question of the Day – What do you Prefer – Paper, Electronic or Audio Books?
Yesterday we learned that Barnes & Noble would be returning to downtown Walnut Creek which was quite exciting to find out about. I recently started reading Joan Didion’s Slouching Towards...
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Question of the Day – Is COVID Essentially Done?
Every day, more and more people go maskless indoors, while various rates continue to drop. Is COVID essentially over, with people taking calculated risks that even if infected, it’s no big deal?
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