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NOTES ON THE VALLEY
California surfin'Despite every instinct in her body, my partner organized a surfing lesson for us and a few of our friends. Since we’ve been together it would come up randomly...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Oct. 12, 2022There are no comments yet. 3574 Views
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Camping in Mt. DiabloNature and I have an interesting relationship. I’ve written a lot about how I love to go hiking and spend the weekends doing anything other than being glued to...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Oct. 5, 2022There are no comments yet. 3040 Views
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A picnic by Lake ChabotIt was my birthday this past weekend and my partner had an idea of throwing a small party. I’m normally not one to make a big deal out of birthdays, however my...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Sep. 28, 2022Last comment by Lucy, on Sep 30, 2022 at 3:35 pm | 3 comments | 3236 Views
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The state of mental health careOn August 15th, the National Union of Healthcare Workers launched a strike with the principal goal of reducing the workload for the nearly 2,000 mental health clinicians...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Sep. 21, 2022There are no comments yet. 4094 Views
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The Bay Area is a big placeWhen people ask me where I’m from, I instinctively tell them I’m from the Bay. I’ve always thought of myself as a Bay Area native. Someone who grew up here...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Sep. 14, 2022There are no comments yet. 3597 Views
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Beating the heatLast week my wife flew out to Ohio to meet up with some close college friends at a lake house. Having this long weekend to myself, I had originally planned a camping...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Sep. 7, 2022Last comment by John, on Sep 10, 2022 at 2:24 pm | 3 comments | 2952 Views
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There should be no barriers to getting an educationI’m one of the lucky ones in that I graduated college without any debt. I worked a few jobs throughout college, but the real reason I graduated without debt was...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Aug. 31, 2022Last comment by Gary Ulrich, on Sep 7, 2022 at 7:15 am | 16 comments | 3445 Views
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We need more doctorsA few weeks ago I helped my brother move to Chicago where he started medical school. Amongst the things my brother and I talked about on the trip was the U.S. healthcare...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Aug. 24, 2022Last comment by Raj Sri, on Aug 31, 2022 at 4:52 pm | 1 comment | 3607 Views
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Finding ways to stay activeI recently went to go shoot some hoops at Fallon park with a few friends. Although none of us were ever on a high school or college basketball team, we had been...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Aug. 17, 2022There are no comments yet. 2962 Views
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Rekindling my love for Indian moviesI recently watched the uber popular Telegu film RRR and it was one of the most entertaining experiences I’ve had all year. Director S.S. Rajamouli’s...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Aug. 10, 2022Last comment by Enrique, on Aug 11, 2022 at 11:26 am | 2 comments | 3631 Views
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What it takes to become a teacherI recently hung out with a family friend that I’ve known forever. We both grew up together as kids in Fremont and our families would spend holidays together every...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Aug. 3, 2022Last comment by anusree, on Aug 5, 2022 at 12:57 am | 1 comment | 4032 Views
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Driving from St. Louis to Chicago with my brotherLast week I flew to St. Louis to help my brother move to Chicago. Earlier this year he got into medical school at Loyola which was quite unfortunate for me. It solidified...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Jul. 27, 2022Last comment by Joe V, on Jul 28, 2022 at 5:56 pm | 2 comments | 3237 Views
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A wedding to rememberLast Saturday I found myself having one of the most surreal experiences of my life. I was standing on the corner of Taylor and Sacramento street in San Francisco...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Jul. 13, 2022There are no comments yet. 5807 Views
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Memories of July 4thThe first fireworks show I remember watching was on my parent’s Magnavox tube television. We huddled around the 27 inch screen on July 4th to witness our very...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Jul. 6, 2022Last comment by Cal Morton, on Jul 11, 2022 at 12:40 pm | 3 comments | 5297 Views
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Return to officeWhen remote work first started, I remember I promised myself that I would never be one of those guys who showed up to a meeting in pajamas. Two years later I found...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Jun. 29, 2022Last comment by eledge, on Jul 3, 2022 at 6:27 pm | 1 comment | 5553 Views
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Bored GamesI spend most of my waking hours in front of a screen. My job pushes me to be on a laptop all day either on video calls with fellow teammates or heads down getting...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Jun. 23, 2022There are no comments yet. 5428 Views
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Gun controls won't solve everything, but we must start thereWhen I saw the very first news alert about a possible shooting in Uvalde I scrolled right past it. I have started feeling desensitized to the news around shootings....
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Jun. 1, 2022Last comment by JJ, on Jun 12, 2022 at 4:52 pm | 13 comments | 4428 Views
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A bike ride to Domenico'sYears ago I ate at this deli in Danville called Domenico's. It was one of the best sandwiches I’ve had in my life. However, because I don’t really have any reason...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on May. 25, 2022There are no comments yet. 7142 Views
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Why this district attorney race mattersThere has never been an election like the one we are going to have on June 7th. Four candidates are running for Alameda County District Attorney, and none of them...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on May. 18, 2022Last comment by Malcolm Hex, on May 21, 2022 at 3:49 pm | 4 comments | 4407 Views
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Made in home
After my IKEA cutting board started splintering I was in the market for another cutting board. Every time I decide that I need to get something...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on May. 11, 2022There are no comments yet. 6332 Views
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