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Jun.17.2012
Day 169: Macresarf1's Year of the Apocalypse 2012 -- Crossing Swords over "Obamacare" and Education.
It was 86* in San Francisco today, four degrees short of a record.
In anticipation of Father's Day, Son Jason and I went for coffee across Geary Street, at the Angel Cafe. It was an absolutely fabulous day, clear, sunny, still, and warm. A panoply of humanity streamed along...
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May.11.2012
Perhaps it's true of any generation, but those of us who came of age in the 1960s and 1970s tend to romanticize the past. We remember the good times - the good sex, the good drugs and the good rock 'n' roll. David Talbot, the San Francisco journalist and founder of Salon, has issued a gritty...
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May.07.2012
Glorious day in San Francisco. Warm (upper 70's), clear, sunny, with a light sea breeze. This weather is what makes the City sparkle.
Up at ten, at my desk by 10:30. I worked through the pile of bank statements Son Guy had stashed in a box behind our giant TV...
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May.04.2012
San Francisco, CA -- After operating for ten years on Potrero Hill’s north slope, In-Symmetry day spa was forced to shut down 2010 and eventually had to relocate. Little did In-Symmetry owner Candace Combs know at the time, but she had embarked on a tumultuous ride to keep her small business...
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Apr.26.2012
Exciting news from the Spoke Art Gallery website:
Spoke Art Gallery is proud to release two new prints by superstar artist Max Dalton! Commissioned by the historic Castro Theatre in San Francisco, these commemorative James Bond 50th Anniversary prints come hand numbered and limited to an...
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Apr.22.2012
Getting started late: A rather warm day for the Bay Area -- 74* in Downtown San Francisco.
Woke quite dopey.
Worked for a while, but my computer has been taken over by AT&T again, and all the things I usually depend upon are either gone or inconveniently placed...
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Feb.20.2012
An important twentieth century pioneer in neurosurgery, Dr. Robert Seymour, died after a gallant battle with cancer on October 18, 2011, at age 77. He was at home, surrounded by his family and caring Hospice nurses. Born on August 30, 1934, he grew up in San Marino, became an Eagle Scout,...
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Feb.11.2012
A little moisture in the San Francisco air today. Son Guy recovering from a fever. My sinuses a bit better. My Grandson Nicholas is recovering from a tonsils/adenoid operation
This morning when I sat down to my iMac, I found an intriguing note, which sent me into a...
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Feb.09.2012
"Confessions of a Sex Maniac" is a rollicking read. Hang on to your hat -- it's like being on a roller-coaster on acid, flying through a theme park of sex, death, and at times lurid description. Part noir, part erotica, part sheer mania, it left me breathless. http://bit.ly/xP8dXI
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Feb.07.2012
David Henry Sterry paints a very vivid picture in Confessions of a Sex Maniac. I could totally identify with the feeling of powerlessness and in the grips of the Snow Leopard. It grabbed me, made me laugh, chewed me up and scared me half to death. Well done. A great read. - Matthew Hayduck
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