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Question of the Day – Are you a Vegetarian?
Yesterday we learned that the vegetarian restaurant The Lettuce Inn will be relocating within downtown Concord which got me thinking about my own meager vegetable intake. When I’m at a restaurant I...
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Question of the Day – If you Could have Dinner with One Person (Living or Dead)…
Orville Wright and group around a table In the above photo you can see the inventor of the airplane, Orville Wright. I wouldn’t mind sitting down for dinner with him but I think I’d most like to have...
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Question of the Day – Where is your Favorite Takeout Place?
The other day I found myself at Plaza Park in Lafayette (confirming that A Runner’s Mind really did close) when I realized it was dinner time and I was responsible for bringing dinner home. At that...
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Question of the Day – What is your Favorite Workout?
This week we learned about a new cycling studio that recently opened in Walnut Creek by Indigo, which also offers yoga and pilates classes. There are plenty of other gyms offering a wide variety of...
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Question of the Day – Do you Plan on Voting in the Midterm Elections Next Month?
The midterm elections will take place next month on Tuesday, November 6th. Check your Contra Costa voting registration status here. Do you plan on voting this election? Do you Plan on Voting in the...
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Question of the Day – How Old is Too Old When Trick or Treating?
I recently read an article where it’s illegal to go trick or treating on Halloween where kids older than 12 potentially face fines, misdemeanors or amazingly, even jail time for trick or treating! How...
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Question of the Day – Do you have a Designated Driver Plan?
Photo by Flickr user presidioofmonterey “Narowski was left paralyzed from the chest down at the age of 25 as the consequence of a vehicle crash involving alcohol outside of Santa Barbara, California.”...
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Question of the Day – What Interesting Wildlife have you Encountered Locally?
The other day I was running on the Lamorinda trail in Lafayette when I encountered a huge flock of wild turkeys right on the trail. There were so many that as I approached them I was contemplating...
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Question of the Day – How are you Coping with the Smoke?
Last weekend as I wandered around town I noticed some people wearing dust masks trying to protect themselves from the smoky environment due to Camp Fire, the most destructive wildfire in California...
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Question of the Day – Should Gas Leaf Blowers be Banned?
Photo by Flickr user deanhochman There’s no denying that leaf blowers are loud. But should gas leaf blowers should be banned in Walnut Creek? One person pointed out that a Walnut Creek city hall...
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Question of the Day – Have you bought your Christmas Gifts?
Photo by Flickr user wolfsavard With Christmas a little more than two weeks away and the holiday shopping season well underway, have you purchased all your Christmas gifts by now? Or do you wait until...
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Question of the Day – For Working Couples, is your Housework Fairly Divided?
Photo by Flickr user aquamech-utah Considering that since the 1990s “women have obtained a larger share of college degrees than men and increasingly earn as much or more than their partners”, it’s not...
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Question of the Day – How Many Hours of Sleep do you Get?
I recently started using a white noise app and sleep mask which has remarkably improved my sleeping. I can now easily sleep eight hours without interruption (expect to go to the bathroom on some days)...
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Question of the Day – How Much did you Accomplish in 2018?
The end of the year is a time for me to reflect on what I accomplished this year and check how my resolutions turned out. I’ve been reading actual books most days and achieved some technical...
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Question of the Day – Are you a KonMari Believer?
Photo by Flickr user westher A few years ago I bought a book by the Japanese author Marie Kondo called The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing and...
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Question of the Day – What are your New Year’s Resolutions?
With a new year inevitably comes a new crop of new year’s resolutions. I’m aiming to read more books this year. Right now I’m reading Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman, which I find...
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Question of the Day – Do you Play Fortnite?
A couple of years ago I noticed the popularity of Pokemon Go, with people wandering around staring at their phones. These days it seems like the game Fortnite is the latest craze. I know my son plays...
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Question of the Day – Which Shuttered Restaurant do you miss the Most?
This week we learned that two long term restaurants closed or will be closing in downtown Walnut Creek, Pomegranate and Le Cheval. I’ve had quite a few meals at both these spots, including family...
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Question of the Day – How Long do you Plan to Keep your Cell Phone?
Photo by Flickr user thebetterday4u This week we learned that a new tech repair shop would be opening in downtown Walnut Creek. Considering how expensive Apple devices have become in recent years I’m...
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Question of the Day – Do you Use Internet-Enabled Security Cameras?
Photo by Flickr user cbs_fan Recently a family from Orinda “heard a warning of an impending missile attack from North Korea blaring over their Nest security camera” according to this article from The...
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