back by popular demand.. the Daily Walk!

Posted by banane on April 11th, 2005 — in north beach, walk to work

Ok this morning, through North Beach, the following was observed.
The guy who hoses down the sidewalk on the block with the chocolatier/halfwayhouse/chinese-duty-free stuff, is he paid for by the condo association of the building or the Nail House?
The Chinese duty free place caters specifically to Chinese tourists, no one else. All signs in Chinese. [...]

carnival on the bay

Posted by anna on April 10th, 2005 — in Uncategorized

I guess it was a kind of aquatic fun day yesterday. Went for a wog (walk/jog) out to Warming Hut, and encountered:

At Chrissy field, near the busy beach area, a few guys were carrying these large sail-like things with a big inflated spine. It was like a single wing. They’re casually carrying this thing out [...]

festive friday

Posted by anna on April 1st, 2005 — in Uncategorized

There are crowd control barriers going up in the alley where I work. What could it possibly mean? Last night woke from 5 hour nap (don’t ask) and went to Trader Joe’s. The few blocks I walk are actually flat, and it was a warm summer feeling night out, around 8:30PM. There were people chatting [...]