• 7 Ways to Screw Up Valentine's Day

    Posted February 8 by Erin Olivia

    For those of you gentlemen planning something special for V-Day, AVOID MAKING the following mistakes and maybe things will go your way.Order drinks with blatant sexual innuendos In all my years of bartending, no man ever ordered a Sex on the Beach because he was interested in anything but the reacti...

  • The right of first refusal on the Sacramento Kings sale is real

    Posted February 5 by Erin Olivia

    The story goes on to basically confirm the rumors that have been floating around: the right of first refusal for minority owners is pretty cleanly spelled out, but there are a couple of spots where the Maloofs could claim otherwise. The main controversy is centered around Section 5.3.A of the 1992 p...

  • Some advice on giving advice on the golf course

    Posted February 5 by Erin Olivia

    Giving swing tips to another golfer is a tricky thing. While I’ve seen other players proffer advice during a round, I’ve always stayed well clear of doing so myself, largely because however well dressed I am, I’m not a professional and have no idea what I’m talking about.Thes...

  • Warriors Week 15, also known as 49ers recovery week

    Posted February 5 by Erin Olivia

    Back to the NBA, people!Five yards to cap one of the greatest drives of all time...Back to the NBA!Where your Golden State Warriors are 30-17 and not just one of the best teams in the Western Conference but in the NBA. WIth only five games until the All-Star Break, the Warriors can make a big statem...

  • GOOD GRIEF: Original ‘voice of Charlie Brown’ arrested on stalk

    Posted February 4 by Erin Olivia

     IN LATE 2010, while sitting with members of Team “Peanuts,” I was saddened to learn that Chris Shea — the child actor who originally voiced Linus Van Pelt — had died earlier that year, at age 52.Now comes the distressing news that Peter Robbins, who voiced Charlie Brown...

  • SUPER BOWL XLVII HUMOR: The VI most striking Niners-Ravens cart

    Posted February 4 by Erin Olivia

     NINERS QB Colin Kaepernick has been busy trying to trademark his bicep smooch.Retiring Ravens LB Ray “Deer Antler Spray” Lewis should perhaps adopt Charger great Lance Alworth’s ol’ nickname: “Bambi.”And NFL commish Roger Goodell has traveled to the Land of ...

  • 'Gangnam Style' re-imagined as a flipbook

    Posted January 31 by Erin Olivia

    We used to write books. Now we just do this.

  • Marjorie Celona explores the life of a foster child in debut no

    Posted January 31 by Erin Olivia

    Some 30,000 children in Canada live in foster homes, according to a 2011 census – and experts say the number is much bigger. Such a large number makes it difficult to separate individual faces from the crowd. Indeed, documentation has been lacking in the case of many orphans.Marjorie Celona's ...

  • 'American Idol' Recap: Texas-sized talent, attitude on display

    Posted January 31 by Erin Olivia

        "Auditions continue."  So brief was the episode description that greeted me as I hit play on the Wednesday's recording of "American Idol," I wondered whether it signaled a Week 3 dead calm or foretold a matter-of-fact self-seriousness that might emerge as the auditions round ...

  • Can you trust a guy who subscribes to Playboy?

    Posted January 29 by Erin Olivia

    Dear Carolyn:I do not know why I am so perturbed by my boyfriend’s subscription to Playboy magazine — bought before he met me. We are not young, we’re in our late 50s. He has volunteered to throw away issues that will still be coming. I am happy about that. If he no longer wants th...