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November 9, 2006 Until last week, I could avoid the reality that summer has passed. For most of October, Seattle had lots of sun and little rain. Although high temperatures didn’t make it past the 50s for most of the month, all that sun helped sustain the illusion of summer. In fact, I went to […]

That is to say, TB adopted kittens. (Either way, better kittens than a cow.) [thumb:1008:c:l=p] Alpha is in back in each of these pictures; Beta is in front. Alpha was so christened because he seemed to be the alpha kitty, hissing whenever TB or another human approached him. When TB told me he had named […]

[thumb:1007:c:l=p] Then I guess you put your right foot in, you take your right foot out, you put your right foot in, and you shake it all about …

Label stuck to a computer monitor at an airline gate: “Muse 563-3666.” So that’s how I can get in touch with my muse. (I wonder if I need the area code.)

(Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006) And so ends a love affair … or, so begins an indefinite hiatus. An unrequited love; I’m sure San Francisco and Berkeley won’t miss me. Nonetheless, I agree with Herb Caen, who said: One day if I do go to heaven … I’ll look around and say, “It ain’t bad, but […]

(Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006) After getting cleared through the security checkpoint at Oakland Airport, the anonymous man in front of me and I ambled off to the side of the checkpoint to organize ourselves and our carry-on bags. Facing each other, we engaged in small talk as I strapped my blue and red Teva sandals […]

(Monday, Sept. 18, 2006) My last full day in the Bay Area … for now. First, today’s bike/scooter and proof shots: [thumb:970:c:l=p] [thumb:974:c:l=p] My destination today was Herbivore, a vegan restaurant in San Francisco‘s Alamo Square neighborhood. Starting once again from the Financial District, I walked down Sutter to Gough, turned onto Fulton, and finally […]

(Sunday, Sept. 17, 2006) On my walk back from breakfast at Fellini this morning, I noticed an odd-looking vehicle driving on University. A few minutes later, I noticed a couple more. That was my first clue that something was happening in the neighborhood. My next clue was the proliferation of signs indicating part of the […]

(Saturday, Sept. 16, 2006) I have sore foot syndrome again, so I stayed in Berkeley within a mile or two of my room. Breakfast at Fellini, a quick trip through the Farmers’ Market, and a late-afternoon wander down Rose Street and back up Hopkins. Gorgeous weather, sunny & warm all day. [thumb:916:c:l=p] [cpg_album:143,3] And finally, […]

(Friday, Sept. 15, 2006) Destination: The intersection of Haight and Ashbury, once the hub of 1960’s hippiedom, now home to hipster hangouts and chi-chi shopping. Note to my friend Matt: I finally made it to Haight/Ashbury! These pics are for you … [thumb:899:c:l=p] My route: Starting, as usual, in San Francisco‘s Financial Center, I walked […]