In this installment, Fabian caught Blipboard as they highlighted the Noe Valley’s destinations for Broadbent Pinot Verde, Saru sushi served on Tibetan pink salt, and art supplies. And later, he snapped some shots when the city poured into Esta Noche as David Campos’ office and the city’s drag luminaries and dj supertars raised the dough and saved it from closure. 5/18 Day- Aneil gets the inside info on horchata at Little Chihuahua Noe Valley …
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City Shutterscape- Blipboard Blips Noe Valley; San Francisco Saves Esta Noche
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Confusion and Staff Troubles Rife at I.R.S. Office in Ohio
NYT > Michael Luo18 May 2013 | 10:00 pmAlienated from the broader Internal Revenue Service culture and given little direction, specialists in a Cincinnati office struggled with the caseload of groups seeking tax exemptions. -
Is A President's Library Better Than A King's?
I've Been Thinking: by Len M. Allen30 Apr 2013 | 9:25 amRecently George W. Bush’s Presidential Library opened in Dallas, Texas. Built on the grounds of Southern Methodist University, this beautiful edifice welcomed the public to tour the years of presidential challenges, decisions, and accomplishments. It’s been said that a Presidential Library is a place for scholars and members of the public to come, study, and judge that particular -
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SurvivalBlog.com20 May 2013 | 5:30 pmToday is the birthday of weapons designer John Douglas Pedersen. (Born 1881, died 1951.) Today we present another entry for Round 46 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A.) Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate, good for any one, two, or three course. (A $1,195 value.) B.) A course certificate from onPoint Tactical. This certificate will be for the prize winner's choice of three-day civilian courses. (Excluding those restricted for military or government teams.) Three day onPoint courses normally cost $795, and C.) Two cases…
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Broke-Ass Stuart's Goddamn Website
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City Shutterscape- Blipboard Blips Noe Valley; San Francisco Saves Esta Noche
20 May 2013 | 4:05 pmIn this installment, Fabian caught Blipboard as they highlighted the Noe Valley’s destinations for Broadbent Pinot Verde, Saru sushi served on Tibetan pink salt, and art supplies. And later, he snapped some shots when the city poured into Esta Noche as David Campos’ office and the city’s drag luminaries and dj supertars raised the dough and saved it from closure. 5/18 Day- Aneil gets the inside info on horchata at Little Chihuahua Noe Valley … -
The Best Craigslist Missed Connection Ads from Bay to Breakers
20 May 2013 | 12:43 pmThere’s nothing better than seeing the slow, costumed, trudge home that people make the morning after an event like Halloween or Bay to Breakers. Seeing a dude in a slutty banana outfit doing the walk of shame is priceless; truly one of the best man made spectacles on earth. But almost equally as epic are the Missed Connection ads that appear on Craigslist the next day. This year there doesn’t seem to be nearly as many as previous years, but there are certainly some gems. Below are my favorites. Feel free to leave your best B2B or Missed Connection story in the comments below: Bay… -
Life of a Musician After An Expensive College Degree
20 May 2013 | 9:00 amI mean true musicians. The type of musicians who have tons of talent, loads of promise, a refusal to do anything else and no cash. I’m going to let you in on the worst kept secret of a generation: having a bachelor’s degree in ‘Music Anything’ doesn’t exactly secure you a spot on the Forbes list… or the waiting list at Applebee’s… or Santa’s ‘nice’ list. With said Bachelor’s degree, I have been given golden opportunities in valet parking, washing dishes, handing out flyers and selling weird tickets for things to tourists that I’m not sure actually exists. All for the… -
Save Esta Noche! Saturday, 5/18
18 May 2013 | 9:00 amIf you hadn’t heard the news already, it’s true. The empress dowager of 16th Street may soon be exiled from her palace if enough money isn’t raised to pay off overdue city taxes. In a nutshell, city licensing fees for businesses were recently changed by the Board of Supervisors last year. Although the intention was to make the process easier, glitches in implementation and slow service have led to a few businesses finding themselves in a bind of overdue payments, no grace period and little recourse- Esta Noche being one of them. Now for those of you who are familiar with Esta Noche, you… -
The Story About the Time I Found My Neighbor Dead in the Hallway
17 May 2013 | 10:10 amLast night I read at an event called You’re Going to Die: Poetry, Prose, and Everything Goes. Up until a few days ago, when I was prepping for the reading, I forgot about this story that I’d written. As you can guess, it’s about me finding my neighbor dead in my hallway. It happend right after I moved to SF when I was 21. Read below. You’ll like this story. The actual building where this all happened It was 9:35am and I was starting down the stairs in order to catch a bus that would get me to work by ten. As I bounded down to the tiny landing that separated the first…
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NYT > Michael Luo
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Confusion and Staff Troubles Rife at I.R.S. Office in Ohio
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Seeking Gun or Selling One, Web Is a Land of Few Rules
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Loopholes in Gun Laws Allow Buyers to Skirt Checks
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In Some States, Gun Rights Trump Orders of Protection
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In Filing, Casino Operator Admits Likely Violation of an Antibribery Law
2 Mar 2013 | 9:00 pmThe violation is believed to involve former executives with Las Vegas Sands, which is controlled by Sheldon Adelson, and their efforts to expand in China.
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I've Been Thinking: by Len M. Allen
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Is A President's Library Better Than A King's?
30 Apr 2013 | 9:25 amRecently George W. Bush’s Presidential Library opened in Dallas, Texas. Built on the grounds of Southern Methodist University, this beautiful edifice welcomed the public to tour the years of presidential challenges, decisions, and accomplishments. It’s been said that a Presidential Library is a place for scholars and members of the public to come, study, and judge that particular -
Who Are You Wearing?
24 Apr 2013 | 7:26 amWe’ve all read of the lavish costume balls of the Renaissance with dignitaries showing up in elaborate masks and even more elaborate suits and dresses. It seems to be a common desire for man to cover himself with some costume to hide one’s true identity. Even our fictional superheroes wear costumes. Putting on a disguising outfit seems to be deep in the psyche of mankind. When we’re -
About A Daily Prayer
11 Dec 2012 | 8:23 pmThere is a book called “The Cloud of Unknowing” written more than 600 years ago by a devoted, unknown saint. In his pre-Elizabethan English, the author says he wrote his book, “That God’s children might go on to be ‘oned’ with God.” Not a bad goal. At the very start of his work, this unknown author wrote a brief prayer that got me thinking about the way I begin each day. You see, I -
Is Christmas Depressing?
25 Nov 2012 | 11:36 amWell, Halloween and Thanksgiving are over and the holiday season is in full swing. We’ve had our “Turkey Day Sales,” “Black Friday Sales,” and “Cyber Monday” will be here tomorrow. But, in spite of all the gifts we’ve purchased and deals we’ve gotten for ourselves, so many of us still feel empty and depressed during the entire holiday season. I’ve been thinking about this… Why is it that -
Is Believing In Christ Weird?
11 Nov 2012 | 6:29 amMany of you know that I was in the advertising business for many years… so today I want to talk about Budweiser. If you’ve watched a football game recently, you’ve seen a Budweiser beer commercial showing male sports fans doing all kinds of funny things as superstitious acts to “help” their team win. There are guys patting team flags, wearing mismatched socks, and turning their beer
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Notes from JWR:
20 May 2013 | 5:30 pmToday is the birthday of weapons designer John Douglas Pedersen. (Born 1881, died 1951.) Today we present another entry for Round 46 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A.) Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate, good for any one, two, or three course. (A $1,195 value.) B.) A course certificate from onPoint Tactical. This certificate will be for the prize winner's choice of three-day civilian courses. (Excluding those restricted for military or government teams.) Three day onPoint courses normally cost $795, and C.) Two cases… -
Minimum Equipment For Standard Bug-Out-Bag by Talon
20 May 2013 | 5:28 pmMany of the articles that I have read on various web sites are, in my not so humble opinion, not adequately addressing the equipment necessary for a Bug-Out-Bag (BOB). Having had many years of experience in the survival arena, winter and summer, in the Arctic, mountains, tropic and desert regions, many times in hostile theaters, I have drawn up a list for a BOB, along with some accompanying information. There are variations for some of these items and the list of potential equipment and gear is nearly infinite. However in my considerable experience, what I have listed… -
A Reminder: JWR Shuns Social Networking
20 May 2013 | 5:26 pmPlease refrain from trying to get me to join Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, or any of the other social network sites. I get more than 175 e-mails per day, and that is bad enough, but getting an extra 20 proclaiming that "John Smith is following you on Twitter" and "I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn" is distracting. I consider these networks a security risk, so I simply don't respond. Knowing that even "deleted " Facebook posts, profiles, and photos are stored indefinitely, and most recently learning that the IRS is actively mining Facebook… -
Letter Re: Some Observations on the Price of Beans
20 May 2013 | 5:15 pmMr. Rawles: In every decent sized town I've lived in there has been at least one "discount" grocery store. The stores that sell almost-expired food, dented cans or torn bags, local farmer over-production, that sort of thing. (And FWIW, only one can in a flat has to be dented for "the powers that be" to deem the entire batch unfit.) My most recent good buy has been repeated three years in a row here. It's May, and the local store is selling one-pound bags of black-eyed peas at the discount price of 3 for $1. New Year's Day was 5.7 months ago and the bags are marked 2012. -
Letter Re: Late Corn Planting in the American Midwest Does Not Bode Well
20 May 2013 | 5:10 pmMr. Rawles, Greetings from the occupied territory of Coloradostan. I am a long time reader and first time responder to the blog. I am an agricultural economist and read Woody's perspective with interest, as I am sure many did. I just examined USDA's crop progress report from this afternoon. Much progress was made in the 18 primary corn producing states. We are now 71 percent planted versus the previous five year average(which is skewed by last years data) of 79 percent. Woody's home state of Ohio, about which he's was particularly alarmed is now 74 percent planted vs. 58 percent for the…
