If you were up late last night or early this morning in Northern California, perhaps you saw the Perseid meteor shower. I read about it yesterday in the Chronicle, which advised heading to the Oakland hills for a good view, but I simply stepped out on my back porch in the city and was able…Continue reading shooting stars
Category: Fun-o-rama
Barry Bonds hits 756
Yay! Even a fly-by-night Giants fan like myself can enjoy this moment. I watched it on TV and still got all warm and fuzzy feeling…I really did! After hitting the record-breaking home run, Barry gave an uncharacteristic display of emotion, standing in the middle of the field and thanking his family and teammates for their…Continue reading Barry Bonds hits 756
I want my tea & cookies
Love food? Then you”l love this blog. It’s about food, but it’s also about plenty of other things. For example, today’s post about Miss Tea’s new dining room table is a kind of treatise on time management, a manifesto on living well, a celebration of the dining table as lifestyle: I want regular opportunities for…Continue reading I want my tea & cookies
Oh, Barry…& a Mobile State of Mind
Tonight, Barry Bonds hit his 755th home run, tying Hank Aaron’s record. Having lived in San Francisco for almost nine years, I’ve become a pretty solid Giants fan. But Bonds’s feat tonight strikes me as somewhat bittersweet, in that Hank Aaron is from my hometown of Mobile, Alabama. He had seven siblings, one of whom,…Continue reading Oh, Barry…& a Mobile State of Mind
this fellow has style
When I stumbled upon the blog Right Reading, I was struck by how great-looking it is. Then I realized that blogger Tom Christensen is the director of publications at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. He also happens to be a typesetter, graphic designer, and illustrator. On the about page, Tom says the blog…Continue reading this fellow has style