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?
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?
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 workouts, with more expected to open soon. These days I keep it simple; put on my running shoes, and go running right out the front door. What’s your favorite workout?
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 moment I peered into Sideboard wondering if they offered any interesting takeout options. Sure enough there was a sign for a bucket of fried chicken takeout. Tired of the usual go-to options like pizza etc, I decided to go for it and we quite enjoyed it at home.
What is your favorite takeout spot?
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 dinner with Teddy Roosevelt or Bill Gates. Who would you most like to have dinner with?
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 try to convince myself to order a vegetarian dish. But then I see any number of meat dishes listed and I get an unbearable urge to order that instead, even if I know it will be less healthy. How can I convince myself to eat more veggies? Are you a vegetarian? If so, what made you become one? Health, environmental or something else?
Although Vitamin Shoppe closed in downtown Walnut Creek this spring, the multi billion dollar vitamin and nutritional supplement market is still booming. Do you take any vitamins/nutritional supplements or do you believe they have no effect? I take vitamin D and L. reuteri probiotics. I feel good but maybe it’s just a placebo effect?
Traffic in the Bay Area can get pretty insane during rush hour. I feel lucky these days that I don’t have to commute as I work from home but throughout the years I commuted around the Bay Area both by car and BART. How long is your commute? Do you car pool or take BART? Would you consider moving to be closer to work?
Photo by Flickr user Alexander Lemke
As I browse cute pet photos on reddit sometimes I feel like I should get a pet dog or cat but the time and financial commitment is not insignificant. I know my kids would love one but for now a fish will have to do. Which animal do you think makes the best pet?
This week we learned that Orchard Supply Hardware and Handworks of Danville will be closing. Earlier this month it was Brookstone and Campana Music. And before that it was Transitions and Nitro Dog in Lafayette, Look + See in Danville, and The Art of Shaving in Broadway Plaza.
Is the rate of store closings trending upward recently or is this just a combination of out with the old, in with the new? It looks like online shopping is having an impact but is this impact increasing lately or is it just that some companies are not able to adapt? What do you think about all these store closings going on?
This week we learned that Rotator Taproom will be opening soon in Walnut Creek where Farm Creek Brewing Company used to be. There is also a taproom at Calicraft Brewing Company off Ygnacio Valley Rd and in Concord there is Hop Grenade. What is your favorite taproom and why?