There’s lots of talk these days about the softening housing market. But in San Francisco, here’s one bit of anecdotal evidence to the contrary. My husband and I saw a beautiful three-story house in the Outer Richmond during its first and only open house on Sunday, two days ago. The house has sweeping views of…Continue reading Housing Market Soft? Not in San Francisco
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Swimming the English Channel, 3D printing, and the Pursuit of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
Susan MacTavish Best threw a swell surprise birthday party last night in San Francisco for her honey, Jim, and as is always the case with Susan’s soirees, party-goers were full of interesting stories. Julian Green is back in town taking a much needed rest after swimming the English Channel. It took about 10 1/2 hours.…Continue reading Swimming the English Channel, 3D printing, and the Pursuit of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
shooting stars
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
Bad Girls in da house
If you missed View from the Bay today (and really, who is home watching TV at 3:00 in the afternoon?), you can view the Bad Girls segment here. Eliz Rosner talked about the influences of Hebrew school, I talked about how I hooked my husband 12 years ago by crawling through his bedroom window, and…Continue reading Bad Girls in da house
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