Shouldn't Be Amused. Is Anyway.

Napa

2007-11-13T21:50:52Z

The wife and I spent 48 hours in Napa. No work, no kid. Oh, agony. This is the view from Artesa winery. It's a tourist trap with average product, but the views almost make you forget about the couple from Alabama next to you. "I prefer MER-loh...

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I like beverages

2007-10-18T21:01:40Z

Glen Park is a glorious neighborhood. It's only about two blocks long, but it has exactly one of everything you might need, and has it in quality. Great pizza? Check. Great bistro? Check. Great grocery? Check. Eggettes? Um, check. Great coffee? ...

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Glorious

2007-09-26T18:34:11Z

The SF Giants blow. For all the Barry Bonds hysteria, the team is old, boring, and punchless. But going to a night game at Phone Company Park always kicks ass.

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This is for You, Rox

2007-09-14T03:21:17Z

For my bud Rox: 1. Your 9-11 memories are sweet. This is the memorial at Yahoo! It's my kind of memorial -- small, subtle, ready to move along with life. 2. Texas and Louisiana never saw me coming.

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OMG! I LOVE THE FRIGGIN' PARK!!!!

2007-09-07T17:18:15Z

And I love how my camera phone distorts reality when she fidgets. No, that's not her real toxic avenger face.

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Overkill

2007-09-04T16:26:48Z

I love to complain about the Noah's Bagel on Bush @ Battery Street, but this I'll give 'em credit for: Those MFs know how to wrap a pickle.

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Asparagus Asparagus Asparagus Spam Asparagus

2007-08-15T16:59:15Z

Linda's Place (cheapo Chinese restaurant on Mission in the Financial District) has a surplus of one particular ingredient. Can you guess what it is?

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The reason to procreate

2007-07-23T20:56:03Z

My dear, departed grandfather told me years ago: "There's only one reason to have children, really. It's so that perhaps someday they'll give you grandchildren." It's become apparent to me that that does quintuple that for great-grandchildren.

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QotD: I Take These Things For Granted

2007-07-12T21:14:06Z

What are five things you take for granted? Submitted by meowkitty. 1. My head not exploding Scanners-style. 2. A nuclear device not going off in my basement. 3. Cancer-free privates. 4. Gravity. 5. All the matter in the entire universe not coll...

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Day Off

2007-07-06T15:57:25Z

Playing hooky never gets old.

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