December 27, 2007

StreetTalk

by Carol Rosen

“The best thing is my son is visiting for Christmas and it was a surprise. The worst is that he lives too far away in southern California.”

Andrea Goldsmith, 60
Cambrian
Manager at Valley Medical Center


“The best is I got a promotion this year and the worst is the yearlong politicking before the year of the election.”

Aaron Goldsmith, 30
Huntington Beach
IT manager


“The best is my daughter started college this year at the University of Wisconsin and my son started high school. The worst is there is still not much peace in the world.”

Gary Rummelhoff, 53
Almaden
Vice president of operations and CFO for United Way Silicon Valley; County school board member


“The best is having a new year to accomplish more and give me a new start. The worst is having to write a new year on all my papers. I always forget.”

Hilary Minkler, 17
Almaden
Junior at Leland High


“The best is that the job market has been good and the worst is that the housing market is pretty bad."

Tomas Remotigue, 30
San Jose
Google


“The best is purchasing a house and the worst is gas prices and mean people. I’ve met lots of mean/toxic people this year.”

Michelle Tang, 29
Sunnyvale
First grade teacher


“The best is I got married and the worst is the traffic in San Diego.”

Jenise Lee, 30
San Diego
Sales


“The best is that I became a grandmother three months ago to Trent Michael Mendoza and that the Sonoma Chicken Coop opened in November. The worst is that my 100-year-old grandfather passed away on the day the Sonoma Chicken Coop opened.”

Kristen Savelberg
Almaden
Sonoma Chicken Coop manager