Archive for the ‘Living’ Category

by max on September 16th, 2008
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Here’s a funny note left on someone’s car due to the person’s parking job. Of course, taking 2 parking spaces is a bad idea but sometimes you have to. What do I mean? Well, in the last year or so, my car has been banged about 3-4 times because people try to park their big car in a ...
by max on September 16th, 2008
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The SF Solar Map shows you solar installations in San Francisco plus the ability to calculate energy savings if you did install solar panels on your roof.  We don’t get much sun here but still, there’s enough sun to save most houses power. What a great selling tool for people intereste ...
by max on September 15th, 2008
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Lovefest is coming to San Francisco again on October 4th. Don’t miss out on the Love Parade which starts at noon.  You need to goto City Hall to see it. Here’s video I took last year: Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode and LoveFest F ...
by max on September 10th, 2008
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The Pink Party this Friday! For this Friday, make sure to check out the Pink Party held by Tribeca on 2080 Van Ness Ave.  Mostly Asian crowd here so dress appropriately. (meaning dress to impress Asian girls) Party for a cause! Tribeca returns with an exclusive fundraiser party at HEIGHTS, the newe ...
by max on September 10th, 2008
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Although I rely on the ocean view of Ocean Beach to forecast the upcoming weather (if the waves are grey, that means the weather will get rough and if the waves are clear blue, it’s going to be a great day), you can get a real-time up-to-the-minute stats on Buoy trends, Tide, and Wind over at ...
by max on September 10th, 2008
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Piano Bike Spotted at Giant Next time you are at the Giants Game, make sure to look for this Piano Bike and ask for a free song. (well, make sure to tip him a dollar for the effort) If you’ve been to a few Giants games, you may have seen Gary riding or playing his wicked-cool contraption. I stoppe ...
by max on September 7th, 2008
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September 19th is a Parking Day in San Francisco and other major cities around the country.  It’s basically a day where you can turn “any” parking space into a mobile “park”. Heck, you can even take police car parking spots on this day. It looks like San Francisco had the most parks last ...
by max on September 7th, 2008
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San Francisco has just upped their new parking ticket prices to pay for more government bullshit. Yes, just don’t get a parking ticket but if you do, make sure to request a written review. (Just write some bullshit so they will let you go.) Here’s the current prices and old prices. (via sfmta) ...
by max on September 7th, 2008
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Next time you are on the streets, watch for this SoMa Bird Man. A recent Monday, 10:59 a.m.: Cliff McBride sits in the back room of his small SoMa apartment with two white Umbrella cockatoos clinging to his shoulders. They’re my kids, he said. I’ve had them for 20 years. Monday is errand day. N ...
by max on September 7th, 2008
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Well, it looks like government officials are finally getting a little smarter and just approved the new toll-lanes which will basically allow anyone to ride carpool lanes by paying for it. I think this is a very good idea because even though we have lots of carpool lanes all over the bay area, not t ...