Ok, for all practical purposes, Valentine's Day 2011 is here, (or if you did it on Saturday, gone) even though it's really on Monday. And while I am in suburban Atlanta doing what I'm supposed to do at this stage of life - keeping my Mom company (she's in good health, thanks for asking) I have a life in Oakland, too. For all of my complaints about Oakland, it's a wonderful, beautiful city, that too often takes itself for granted. So, on Valentine's Day 2011, I ask you to please keep your money in Oakland. Don't go over to San Francisco, as I often do, or jet off to LA or New York or Chicago or Atlanta. And it's nothing against SF or LA or New York or Chicago or Atlanta; I go because I know a lot of people there and Mom's here in the ATL. But the more time you spend in Oakland, the more you realize it's a massively cool place to be. I got a message from beautiful, dear friend, that she was going to try Miss Saigon Vietnamese Restaurant at
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