Sunday streaming sun
To the Legion of Honor; photo by madmethod. Reminds me of a piece of one of my favorite Sting songs, “Fill her Up”: “And as I head through the woods on the way back, the evening sun is sliding through… Continue Reading
Month: February 2010
Moon over Balboa
Please keep your baying and howling to a minimum. 😉 Photo taken by stokereport.com (via ob-kc.com). Sarah B.
Tsunami watch at Ocean Beach
The National Weather Service had issued a tsunami advisory for the entire West Coast today after a series of earthquakes struck off the coast of Chile overnight, the highest being an 8.8 magnitude quake [SFAppeal]. Like a typical San Franciscan,… Continue Reading
Police Blotter – February 26, 2010 (protect your iPhone!)
[Reprinted from The Richmond Police Station Newsletter of February 26, 2010. To be added to the station’s mailing list, email sfpd.richmond.station@sfgov.org.] CAPTAIN RICHARD CORRIEA’S MESSAGE This newsletter often contains information about financial elder abuse. Many of the incidents reported to… Continue Reading
New plans revealed for the Alexandria; possible supper club
Supervisor Eric Mar spoke to SFAppeal about some of the plans that have been brewing for the old theater. He said there are designs to install an expansive restaurant and supper club inside the building. “My understanding in the latest… Continue Reading
Win tickets to Dr. Zahi Hawass lecture on March 8
Dr. Zahi Hawass has led Presidents and first ladies on tours of the pyramids and he is arguably the most famous archaeologist in the world. He has a impressively lengthy title – Secretary General of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities… Continue Reading
The feeding of a viper (video)
The California Academy of Sciences shared some video today of their Wagler Pit Viper (Tropidolaemus wagleri) getting her weekly meal of a frozen mouse (they are thawed and warmed just before feeding). More on this beautiful viper: Wagler’s Pit Vipers… Continue Reading
Land’s End murder solved after 30 years
Police have finally identified who murdered 23-year-old Mary Bennett at Land’s End in 1979. DNA evidence has linked the crime to David Joseph Carpenter, known as the “Trailside Killer”. Bennett’s body had been stabbed and was found dressed in a… Continue Reading