Tim Bull

Insatiably curious.

A portrait in jelly beans

A portrait in jelly beans

Belmont

A portrait in jelly beans

So much to buy

So much to buy

So much to buy

Belmont

So much to buy

Jelly Belly factory tour

Jelly Belly factory tour

Jelly Belly factory tour

Belmont

Jelly Belly factory tour

The trick or treat loot

The trick or treat loot

The trick or treat loot

Belmont

The trick or treat loot

Halloween night on our lawn

Halloween night on our lawn

Halloween night on our lawn

Belmont

Halloween night on our lawn

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Halloween etiquette in Silicon Valley

By Karina Rook As a newcomer in this strange land, I’ve been asking around about what is ‘the done thing’ for Halloween when you have a 10 year old and a 12 year old. Wearing your costume to school is NOT the done thing according to my daughter’s

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Our US hospital experience for a tonsillectomy

By Karina Rook Well, first off, the entire operation only cost us $36. My daughter has had several operations in Australia (to insert tubes in her ears), and even with private insurance we were several hundred dollars out of pocket. I couldn’t believe how little we had to pay

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Half days at school due to funding crisis

By Karina Rook Oh dear, parent-teacher conferences start on Monday. What’s amazing is that the kids get 3 days next week as half days to accommodate this activity. Yep, the school district can’t afford to pay the teachers to stay back after class and do the parent-teacher interviews

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Still can't get tipping right in Silicon Valley

By Karina Rook You eat in a restaurant, you always tip – I’m clear on that one. Pretty similar to back home in Australia, but it’s the subtleties I’m not getting. A friend and I recently ate in a bakery where we paid at the register and had

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Permanent police presence with Officer Andre

By Karina Rook My kid’s Middle School has a police officer permanently stationed at the school. He has his own car park too – the best one right in front of the school office. The school has 1,100 students covering grades 6, 7 and 8. They are not violent,

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Why can't I get my usual tablets here?

By Karina Rook I need to take 5mg Folic Acid tablets daily, but in the US I can only buy 1mg tablets. The general consensus from my local pharmacist and the two doctors I consulted  is that I’ll just have to take 5 tablets instead of the one. Really?