Category Archives: California

where’s Barbra?

Posted on Sunday, 2003 March 23 by Anton

California Coastal Records Project: Our goal is to create a aerial photographic survey of the California Coast and update it on a periodic basis. . . . We currently have over 12,100 photographs (totaling over 82GB) of the California Coast online, covering … Continue reading →

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“Gritty anti-war hottie – dance with me?”

Posted on Friday, 2003 March 21 by Anton

Thanks to Rob Power for pointing out this petite annonce. I imagine Craigslist content cycles rapidly, so I’ll quote it in full for posterity. I was the WASPy guy who hopped off my bike to drag your cement trash can … Continue reading →

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it’s right there in black and white

Posted on Friday, 2003 March 21 by Anton

Found in the archives — on 1999 May 20 I wrote: The Examiner today used the phrase “one-month anniversary” at least three times on the front page alone. What’s next? Will monthly magazines be described as “one-month annual”? (What happened … Continue reading →

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inscrutable protest

Posted on Thursday, 2003 March 20 by Anton

I saw a group marching up Market Street today behind a banner reading THE WAR STOPS HERE and so do you I was tempted to stand in their path (surely I have as much right to obstruct them as they … Continue reading →

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two wheels good! four wheels bad!

Posted on Friday, 2003 March 07 by Anton

I saw a Segway today in person for the first time, going up Bush Street in San Francisco, on the sidewalk because the street itself runs the other way.

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achoo

Posted on Tuesday, 2003 February 04 by Anton

Isn’t pollen season supposed to come after winter?

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meet Madhu Kurup

Posted on Saturday, 2003 February 01 by Anton

Thursday I had dinner with Madhu Kurup at Amarin, a Thai restaurant in Mountain View which neither of us had tried before; he didn’t comment on his, but my dish (spicy chicken with cashews) was quite satisfactory. If you read … Continue reading →

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