City Lights
SAN FRANCISCO — For years had this desire to buy Marshall McLuhan’s “The Medium is the Massage” off the shelf. I don’t know why, but it strikes me as a more fun way to find it than ordering it. I was...
View ArticleMermaids: more mammal than fish
SAN FRANCISCO — In Ghirardelli Square, there is a statue of two mermaids in a fountain. One is nursing a mermaid baby, so I guess they are more mammal than fish. According to a description of the...
View ArticleThe poor Bay Bridge
SAN FRANCISCO — In all but about two cities, a bridge like the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge would be the signature crossing. The towers have an attractive design with x-shaped trusses. The cables...
View ArticleI-80 terminus
SAN FRANCISCO — I can now say that I have been at both ends of Interstate 80. We jumped on it from US 101 at its western terminus for our brief jaunt to Treasure Island. I have been to the eastern...
View ArticleAnother ballpark I’ve never been in
SAN FRANCISCO — A few years ago I had a page called BALLPARKS I HAVE SORT OF BEEN TO1? It was a collection of photos of me standing in front of MLB stadia that I had never seen a game in. At one time...
View ArticleRiding San Francisco’s rails
SAN FRANCISCO — Throughout our trip, we relied on mass transit to get around. Our first ride was on BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit), a third-rail powered train that functions more as commuter line than a...
View ArticleCoit Tower
SAN FRANCISCO — We stopped by Coit Tower, which may or may not be the world’s largest concrete fire hose nozzle, on our second day of the trip. We took a cab, driven by an American oddly enough, up...
View ArticlePlaces I went in 2007
Generally speaking, I had to either spend the night or sit down for a meal somewhere for it to qualify. Alexandria, Va.Annapolis, Md.Arlington, Va.Avalon, NJBellefonte, Pa.Daly City, Calif.Eatontown,...
View ArticleMuir Woods and the Bohemian Grove
MILL VALLEY, Calif. — On day 3 of our San Francisco trip, David drove us out to Muir Woods National Monument. We went for a short hike through the redwoods and comprehended their enormous size. They...
View ArticleFarewell, San Francisco
Nearly three weeks after the fact, over 600 photographs and a couple dozen blog posts later, I’m going to “say goodbye” to the city by the bay. We had a great trip out there and thank David for hosting...
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