It’s always nice to break up the work day to take a stroll through the Financial District to the pier. Wednesday was a particularly nice day.
This shot is a view of the Ferry Building and Coit Tower. It was taken with an iPhone 3GS.
Archive for the ‘San Francisco’ Category
A Beautiful Winter Day in San Francisco
Saturday, January 16th, 2010Trash Can Urinal – San Francisco Could Really Use Some of These
Saturday, December 12th, 2009It’s hard to walk around the streets of San Francisco without seeing some guy taking a leak in an alley, if you’re lucky, or right out in the open, if you’re not. It’s one of the first things my friend John commented on during his first trip to SF. As it turns out, you don’t see a lot of public urination back in Texas.
Want to Know What It’s Like Living in Northern California?
Saturday, July 25th, 2009Imagine listening to this everyday.
The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard
I have no doubt it’s all true and in everyone’s best interest, but I don’t want to hear about it everyday.
New Bike – Day 2
Sunday, July 12th, 2009Went to the grocery store and loaded up. No problems on the way there or on the way back, though the bike was real heavy and tougher to control on the way back. I also cut my finger unleashing the bungee cord with the S hook that was holding on the panniers. That thing is tight and snaps back fast if you don’t have a good grip on it.
On the way to the store I took little detour and cruised along the coastline for a bit looking at the fog overtaking San Francisco. Better weather is definitely a perk of being in Alameda versus the city. I might also point out that it’s 101 in Dallas right now versus sunny and 65 in Alameda. I do not miss the Texas summer.
With all that said, I like the bike and enjoyed taking the bike out rather than the car.
As of now it’s been 3 weeks since I’ve driven the car. Let’s see how long I can go.
Betelnut in SF
Friday, July 3rd, 2009I really enjoyed my first trip to Betlnut this week. They have great Asian food. You can read my review on Yelp. Thanks for the recommendation Steve.
The Toaster Oven in San Francisco
Sunday, June 14th, 2009My boss and I tried the Toaster Oven the other day. Limited menu, but great sandwiches. You can read my review on Yelp.
AT&T and the 1st Gen iPhone
Sunday, January 4th, 2009
If this is true, it goes a long way towards explaining why my service has degraded so much. I have a 1st gen iPhone on AT&T. I’m in the Bay Area. Here’s the story:
…Open for Business has learned that AT&T has been quietly sacrificing 2G signal strength in an effort to speed up the build out of its next generation 3G network…
…While previously the company had been primarily relying on the 850 MHz band that offers a more robust signal, including superior indoor reception, company technicians confirmed to OFB that transmitters for the 2G signal used by the original iPhone and most other handsets, including most AT&T offered BlackBerry and RAZR models, have been shifted to the weaker 1900 MHz band in some areas.
If this is true, AT&T really sucks.
49ers Win! We Pulled A Hat Trick
Sunday, December 28th, 2008My Dad is clearly the Bay Area Sports Good Luck Charm. We’ve seen the Raiders, the Warriors, and the 49ers this week. The home team won each time. These are three bad teams, so that’s saying something.
Back to the 49ers. They won on a last minute field goal after perfectly executing their two-minute offense. It was a great game. Got lots of good pics from this one.
Tailgaiting
Scenes from the game
The final play
Final score
Christmas Day in SF
Thursday, December 25th, 2008Dad and I went to Chinatown to continue our tradition of non-traditional X-Mas dinners. We cruised across the Bay Bridge, drove down Lombard Street, went up Coit Tower, crossed the Golden Gate Bridge where we drove through the hills above Sausalito, and we finished up crossing the San Rafael Bridge on our way back to Alameda.
Lombard Street posted by vgm8383 to Flickr:
Coit Tower posted on Flickr by code_martial:
Fisherman’s Wharf
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008Dad and I went to Fisherman’s Wharf today. It’s always nice to get fresh Dungeness crabs and clam chowder in a sour dough bread bowl. Yummy!
The sea lions were out making a bunch of noise at Pier 39.
And out in front of the In-N-Out Burger was The Bushman. This dude sits on a milk crate holding branches he cut off of a tree. He hides behind them and pops out to scare people walking by. He got us when we walked by. We wondered how he kept from getting his ass kicked. Turns out he hires a body guard. Claims to make about $60k a year. You can read about him at the link above. Pretty interesting stuff. He’s been doing this for years. It’s hilarious watching him. We sat in the In-N-Out burger watching him while we ate. BTW, In-N-Out Burger kicks ass!
Alcatraz was just as impressive the second time around as it was the first. The island was opened up so we could walk around more. The place is much smaller than you’d imagine and the cells are depressing. They’re small, damp, and cold. Few get any sunlight. It must have been terrible to have been there so close to the city, being able to hear all the life going on around you, yet knowing you were stuck in your little cell on the island.
After checking out Alcatraz, we saw the entire Miami Hurricanes football team waiting in line for their chance to see Alcatraz. They were in town to play Cal in the Emerald Bowl.
