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Overhearing Neighbors
Inspired by a post of Nancy’s on Tall Glass of Vino about overhearing neighbors- she wants to knock on their door and say, “Yes, I too know why your relationship isn’t working out.” Mimickery being the best form of flattery, thought I’d riff on that too. Grew up in a dense housing situation (DHS), and…
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Feeling Caught Up
I would usually write little posts about all these things, but in the lazy person that I am I’m consolidating into one “random bits” post. Makes me feel caught up. WordCamp 2007 I only managed to catch 3 sessions- a bit of the User Interface one, which some reported was the best talk, Matt’s “state…
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Tourist Stupidity & Being a Local
So I’m on the cable car leaving Union Square, going up Powell towards home. We’re 1 block from the crest and a couple tries to make a run for it- the woman gets on, the guy misses it. We’re about 10 feet up the hill and the conductor stops. They ring the bell, the cable…
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Best Small Team
Something about last night’s pub trivia was magical. I got there at the same time as I’ve gotten there last four weeks (I’m compulsive, I know). 8PM, to get a table. I chatted with a guy at the bar, then saw some people leave and swooped in on their table, beating out other folks waiting…
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Killerizr: Social What?
Mikey pulled on his jacket and headed to the stairs to get his car from the parking garage. He had Beth’s list in his hand- the list of the final few suspects that converged with his own list, determined by real detective work. It took him 30 minutes to get to Cole Valley and park,…
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Museum Roudup- Monterey Bay Aquarium
I went down to Monterey this weekend, and at breakfast my sister & her kids notified me they were going to the Aquarium. I hadn’t been since the Jellyfish exhibit, so went along with them. She had a master plan- get there right when they open. She had bought memberships too- so you avoid the…
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Warming Hut is Dead, Long Live the Warming Hut
I wanted to write an entire post about how much I adore Skype, but instead, I remembered I really wanted to write that super witty post title above. Yes, the Warming Hut was damaged by an exploding electric car– owned by the city and recalled but they didn’t’ return it (!). I walked down there…
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Jury
I can’t write about it, but others can: SJ Merc Article (thanks Kate!)
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Sick Pleasures & Peeves
The joy of hanging out with children (see earlier post) is coupled with the fact that they are petri dishes. So I got some random virus, and ended up missing out on the conclusion of the trial. I was so bummed to get jury duty, and now I’m bummed to miss it! Quasi recovering now,…
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Distraction
Jury duty means that I can’t write about what I’m thinking about. It’s pretty much sheer agony. My solution was to hang out with my sisters & their kids (4). Kids didn’t pry you with 10 questions about your trial, instead they talked about: – how many sun spots you have on your arm –…