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I'll take "Potpourri" for $800, Alex.
Apr. 19th, 2007 05:42 pmI'm still here. But getting over the latest yuck has really drained me and left me less than willing to post. That, and recent events testing my "never post to LJ while extremely pissed off" pledge.
But today I'm home on time (after going to Modesto and Stockton!) and have calmed down a bit. So, onwards!
( My only comments on the Virginia Tech shootings. )
OK, I feel better now.
Anyway, yesterday was the 101st anniversary of the Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire. Even though there was no official celebration, the Fire Department did sound its sirens at 0511 and dozens gathered at Lotta's Fountain on Market St. Alas, only one survivor made it, a 104-year old man whose only memory was his mother racing downstairs with him. Very soon, there will be no more witnesses, but we'll still remember. Yesterday was also the 100th anniversary of the Fairmont Hotel. The Fairmont is an institution in SF, best known as the birthplace of the Mai Tai and as the spot where Tony Bennett debuted a new song that has served him (and the Giants) well..
Kiri and I have a full schedule for the next few weeks. My aunts are coming in for the annual Donnelly sister reunion (police and FEMA have been alerted), we have the BayCon picnic, then Baycon, Ka-Boom for our anniversary, and we need to clean the apartment this weekend because they are finally replacing the bathtub/shower. So much for "days of rest." In other news, I've been invited to be a guest at Westercon
Today is a good day to be a Bay Area sports fan. The Warriors make the playoffs for the first time in 13 years (want to know how long that is in sports? Two of the players on that last playoff team are now the Warriors' GM and our first-round opponent Dallas Mavericks' head coach), the Sharks won, putting them one game away from advancing in the Stanley Cup playoffs, the A's won, and the Giants came back to defeat the Cardinals in 12 innings. The Niners and Raiders avoid losing, mainly because it isn't football season.
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aurictech? I know it's only a two-game series, but I'm still going to gloat. Gloat, gloat, gloat.
I know I'm missing something. Blame the beer. Blame the Bossa Nova
But today I'm home on time (after going to Modesto and Stockton!) and have calmed down a bit. So, onwards!
( My only comments on the Virginia Tech shootings. )
OK, I feel better now.
Anyway, yesterday was the 101st anniversary of the Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire. Even though there was no official celebration, the Fire Department did sound its sirens at 0511 and dozens gathered at Lotta's Fountain on Market St. Alas, only one survivor made it, a 104-year old man whose only memory was his mother racing downstairs with him. Very soon, there will be no more witnesses, but we'll still remember. Yesterday was also the 100th anniversary of the Fairmont Hotel. The Fairmont is an institution in SF, best known as the birthplace of the Mai Tai and as the spot where Tony Bennett debuted a new song that has served him (and the Giants) well..
Kiri and I have a full schedule for the next few weeks. My aunts are coming in for the annual Donnelly sister reunion (police and FEMA have been alerted), we have the BayCon picnic, then Baycon, Ka-Boom for our anniversary, and we need to clean the apartment this weekend because they are finally replacing the bathtub/shower. So much for "days of rest." In other news, I've been invited to be a guest at Westercon
Today is a good day to be a Bay Area sports fan. The Warriors make the playoffs for the first time in 13 years (want to know how long that is in sports? Two of the players on that last playoff team are now the Warriors' GM and our first-round opponent Dallas Mavericks' head coach), the Sharks won, putting them one game away from advancing in the Stanley Cup playoffs, the A's won, and the Giants came back to defeat the Cardinals in 12 innings. The Niners and Raiders avoid losing, mainly because it isn't football season.
Oh,
aurictech? I know it's only a two-game series, but I'm still going to gloat. Gloat, gloat, gloat.I know I'm missing something. Blame the beer. Blame the Bossa Nova
