This blog post is only for my newborn readers. Everyone else, could you just bust into the nearest L&D room and hold a laptop or an iPad up to the little bugger's face? Thanks. So you were just born, huh? Well guess what.... F*ck you, baby! That's right F-asterisk-C-K-U because everything here sucks: the environment, the economy, schools, roads, the two-party political system, and, now that House is gone, network television. Oh...and lattes are all either too hot or too cold, dogs smell really bad when they're wet, and potato salad has too many variations. So, yeah. It's sucky here. But, if you haven't heard, moms also suck. But what about your mom? You know, the owner of that opening you just tore apart like ... Continue reading →
Warriors in San Francisco I was all set to unveil my long-in-the-making The Fashion of Rick Barry post today, when his former team killed my plans. How do you explore the depths of one man’s walk-in closet when the future of the entire franchise is on everyone’s mind? Rick’s polyester shirts and rakish neckwear went back on the shelf, I pounded out this gripey the-perils-of-leaving-Oakland post and spent most of Tuesday digging through negatives in the Chronicle photo morgue for a replacement Let’s Go to the Morgue! The result: There and back again: A retrospective of the 1962-75 Warriors. As I researched, I found the time line kind of nebulous. The team arrived in 1962, but they left San Francisco kind of like Anthony Edwards ... Continue reading →
Pet peeve #3: Red wine that tastes like it's been toasting in front of the fireplace. The San Francisco Chronicle 2010 Yesterday I gave you 10 through six; and today I bring you my top five pet peeves: 5. A restaurant that refuses to seat parties until everyone is there. I understand the need for this on one level — many restaurants have been burned by people who are very late, with one person basically holding down a table. However, this blanket policy ends up sending an inhospitable message that begins the dining experience on a downward slope. 4. Excessively loud music.A moderate blast of music is fine when the restaurant is empty, but the music should be turned down — or even off — ... Continue reading →
The Golden State Warriors announced plans to move across the bay to San Francisco and build a new arena by 2017.AP I know what I was supposed to feel on Tuesday, sitting in the morning sun on Pier 30 in San Francisco as Warriors owners Joe Lacob spoke about the franchise's move to San Francisco: This is all kinds of awesome. And, without question, the pitch was impressive. The Warriors had turned the end of a dilapidated parking lot into a white-tented oasis complete with glass-topped tables, coffee served from silver carafes and pretty women in nice clothes, all with the backdrop of the Bay Bridge and the glittering water below. That unavoidable anthem of corporate blandness, Train's "Hey Soul Sister," blared from speakers as ... Continue reading →
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