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AskMen advocates living in San Francisco

The city would not at first seem an AskMen kind of place. But they rank it the third best city in the world to live in (after Chicago…

Web hosts

Can anyone recommend a good host? I have had too much down time on my sites lately — which wouldn’t be the end of the world except the…

Name this city: the answer revealed

This week we’ve seen images of Market Street, Gough Street, Lombard Street, and Fell Street, all located in the same U.S. city. Which city? The answer is revealed…

Name this city: Fell Street

Okay, over the past few posts we’ve seen Market Street, Lombard Street, Gough Street, and now Fell Street. What’s this city? Here’s a bonus clue: The city we’ve…

Name this city: Lombard Street

We’ve seen Market Street, Gough Street, and now Lombard Street. Where are we? .

Name this city: Gough Street

Continuing the series started with the previous post. Where do we find this Gough Street? .

Name this city: Market Street

Okay, a lot of cities have Market Streets. Stay tuned for a better clue . . . .

Photo Wednesday: Alcatraz guard tower

This photo of a guard tower on Alcatraz comes from vgm8383’s photostream. .

Photo Wednesday: Point Reyes

This exquisite image taken near Point Reyes comes from Miwok.’s photostream. .

Friday Roundup

Travels in virtual NoCal Asia blooms at Quarryhill Botanical Garden An Alcatraz hotel? All-Bay Team selected San Francisco solar map Dennis Richmond signs off Photo Tour of a…

Back

I was siderailed by a medical issue, but now I’m back and blogging. .

A pile of dirt

Yep, that’s what it is. Some guy was widening his driveway. I’m using the dirt to fill in my swimming pool, which will now be a garden. It…

Friday Roundup | Link Love

A week of travel in virtual NoCal Golden State rush SF Noir 2008 Aerial photography in 1906 San Francisco Pillow fight in San Franicsco on Valentine’s Day Link…

Hacked

This blog was hacked into, briefly, yesterday morning; little harm was done. It’s important to plug vulnerabilities, which can exist in themes or plugins, older versions of WordPress,…

Merry Frisco, everyone

Sutro Baths

It’s a pity — at least from the standpoint of spectacle — that the Sutro Baths, a large swimming pool complex built in the nineteenth century, proved impossible…

Headlines of the times

Dateline Oakland Murder Suspect Identified through Gang’s MySpace Page (Is there any need to read the story?)

Tamarindo Antojeria

I had a chance to eat at Tamarindo Antojeria the other day. It’s located 468 8th Street in downtown Oakland. (The nicely restored brick-walled restaurant is in the…

Frisco Vista: Inaugural Post

Recently I stopped at the book sales section of the main branch of the San Francisco Public Library and, on a whim, I picked up a copy of…