Growing Up in Santa Cruz

08/30/2024

Last Chance to Vote for the Cutest Baby - https://mailchi.mp/2d1755308d3e/062124-17333560

08/30/2024

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Growing Up in Santa Cruz has been a part of the parenting community since 1997. Each month the print

08/29/2024

That potato masher is a force to be reckoned with

08/28/2024

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The nation’s doctor says parents are lonely. Maybe it’s really the powerlessness of parenthood that’s gotten us down.

08/28/2024

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Sneaky Sugar Traps 🧐🍯

08/26/2024

08/26/2024

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08/25/2024

08/23/2024

Do You Have The Cutest Baby? - https://mailchi.mp/d0573deb286f/062124-17333008

08/22/2024

facts👨‍🦱 Bill Zhou could afford to fly three times a week to school because he had accumulated many frequent-flier miles and credit card points over the past few years. He took advantage of the cheap fares and flew a couple of "mileage runs" (when you book the cheapest airfare for the furthest distance) to accumulate more miles and qualify for elite status.

Once he had the highest elite status with Alaska Airlines, he was able to earn 2.5 miles for everyone he flew. By the time school started in August, he had 850,000 miles with Alaska Airlines and could use those miles to reduce significantly his commute cost.

Since he knew what his class schedule looked like, he did a lot of planning and booked all his tickets in advance.

Besides August, all his travel dates fell within the off-peak travel season, so his tickets were much cheaper.

→He usually booked their mileage tickets for Alaska Airlines, which started at 5,000 miles one way and paid $5.60 out of his pocket to cover tax. This is calculated to be $1552.10 and 407,500 miles.

For Southwest flights, he booked most of the tickets during its Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Valentine's Day sales, when flights were as cheap as $30. This is calculated to be $758.24 and 156,945 points.

He spent an additional $71.30 and 5,500 miles on United flights, $15.60 and 6,500 miles on Avianca flights, and $15.90 on Spirit flights. In total, he took 238 flights and spent $2,413.14 on airfare.

08/21/2024

Obit I wrote for a friend who changed my life. Had so much fun over a decade of being a guest on his show and going to concerts with him. I've got awesome tapes if I can figure how to post them here.

Most every day, Greg Kihn would leave his morning radio show and go home to try and write 50 pages of a new novel, screenplay or song.

08/16/2024

Cute Baby Contest - https://mailchi.mp/8c1e5ff8e909/062124-17332544

08/14/2024

It’s almost unimaginable that Silicon Valley hasn’t had a fantasy convention since before the pandemic. Enter GalaxyCon.

08/14/2024

One of the most interesting people I've met in my career:

William Shatner has boldly gone and is still boldly going. And he’s taking on a new challenge in San Jose this Sunday.

08/12/2024

08/09/2024

Back-to-School Guide - https://mailchi.mp/333fc4e8be73/062124-17332116

08/09/2024

Exclusive Bay Area and San Francisco breaking news, sports, tech, and food and wine coverage, plus enhanced coverage of Giants, 49ers and Warriors

08/06/2024

What happened to carefree summers?

08/02/2024

Growing Up Back-to-School Issue - https://mailchi.mp/1cf2cf4412bc/062124-17331656

08/01/2024

UCSC alumna Marizza Delgado (Rachel Carson ’21, technology and information management) was crowned Miss New York USA out of 170 contestants and will reign through July 2025.

07/30/2024

Debate without emotion?

Argument mapping helps students visualize other points of view. Some professors are using the technique to help them build critical thinking skills. 

07/29/2024

07/26/2024

Technology Helps Level the Playing Field - https://mailchi.mp/461280aa6556/062124-17331220

07/26/2024

07/24/2024