From death cats to rent-a-dog

Posted by in 30 Jul, 2007   

You’ve heard of Flexcar, the car-sharing service? Yahoo! News has a story about FlexPetz, a rent-a-dog* service in San Francisco. (*Oh, wait, the owner hates it when you call it that. It’s a “shared pet ownership concept.”) The “petz” part of the business name is not only misspelled, it’s misleading, since the service rents … […]

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Spring in the San Francisco Bay Area, Day 9—Activities

Posted by in 26 Mar, 2007   

Monday, March 26 [album:243,3:c] [thumb:1499:c:l=p]

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Spring in the San Francisco Bay Area, Day 8—Activities

Posted by in 25 Mar, 2007   

Sunday, March 25 Berkely (has) rocks! Mortar Rock and Grotto Rock are near Indian Rock. I visited all three and shot all of these pictures today. [thumb:1471:c:l=p] The following albums contain pictures taken over the past few days. [album:242,4] [album:227,4]

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Spring in the San Francisco Bay Area, Day 7—Activities

Posted by in 24 Mar, 2007   

Saturday, March 24 The Castro. [album:237,3] Some pictures in the following album are not safe for work. [album:238,1] More words. Soon.

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Spring in the San Francisco Bay Area, Day 7—Food

Posted by in 24 Mar, 2007   

Saturday, March 24 Dinner at Nirvana, 544 Castro St., San Francisco (415-861-2226). Details to come. [thumb:1470:c:l=p]

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Spring in the San Francisco Bay Area, Day 6—Activities

Posted by in 23 Mar, 2007   

Friday, March 23 Once more to the Bridge! The Golden Gate, that is. More text to come … [album:235,3:c] [album:234,3:c] [thumb:1445:c:l=p]

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Spring in the San Francisco Bay Area, Day 5—Food

Posted by in 22 Mar, 2007   

Thursday, March 22 Morning brew at Peet’s Coffee & Tea, 2124 Vine St., Berkeley. The Boyfriend (TB) had a soy latte, I had my usual iced Americano. Taste: Good (Guerilla Cafe serves Blue Bottle Coffee, still my favorite in this area) Portion: Standard espresso drink sizes Price: Average (TB paid for both drinks, I don’t […]

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Spring in the San Francisco Bay Area, Day 5—Activities

Posted by in 22 Mar, 2007   

Thursday, March 22 My friend Selena’s aunt and uncle, Carolyn and Fred (C&F), live in San Francisco. Selena put me in contact with Carolyn a few weeks in advance of this trip. Today, The Boyfriend (TB) and I met C&F at the 24th Street BART station in the Mission. First, they drove us on a […]

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Spring in the San Francisco Bay Area, Day 4—Food

Posted by in 21 Mar, 2007   

Wednesday, March 21 Lunch at Lanesplitter Pub & Pizza, 2033 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley. The Boyfriend (TB) and I shared a “small” vegan pizza. 15” is small? Neapolitan crispy, thin crust pizza with a red sauce, thinly sliced onions,double portion of mushrooms, and Lanesplitter’s own Notta Ricotta vegan cheese (made from Tofutti products) TB indulged […]

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Spring in the San Francisco Bay Area, Day 4—Activities

Posted by in 21 Mar, 2007   

Wednesday, March 21 We had rain in the early morning, then sunshine and warm temperatures for the rest of the day. Mid-morning, The Boyfriend (TB) and I hopped on AC Transit bus #9 on Shattuck and rode through North Berkeley, down to Berkeley Marina, and walked the entire length of the pier. Note: If anyone […]

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