Category Archives: Streets

Observations about getting around the City.

Through the cut

Posted on February 17, 2023 by CBX

My last post was nearly three years ago, Allowing that much time to pass was not intentional, but the same can be said of many things we overlook. One thing I’ve learned is that the simple sincere declaration of “I … Continue reading →

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Rash actions

Posted on January 18, 2019 by CBX

The stress of waiting can drive men, and women mad. The echoing of a wall clock’s tock with no tick, the lurking immediacy of tasks with no due date and the paralyzing solitude of a starting line crowd in a … Continue reading →

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Small town, big sky

Posted on February 7, 2015 by CBX

Well, I was born in a small town. And before you rip me for ripping Mellencamp, know that I wasn’t even thinking of him when I had the idea for this post. But digging even deeper, were you yourself born … Continue reading →

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And then came the rain

Posted on December 11, 2014 by CBX

A storm last week brought much needed rain to drought-ravaged California, but also caused havoc across the region. Urban floodwaters cascaded down San Francisco’s sloping neighborhoods and pooled around city streets. Several sinkholes opened up around the city while commuters … Continue reading →

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Going to Mordor

Posted on October 5, 2014 by CBX

The art of travel involves many things. Chief among them is a desire for adventure and a lack of fear of getting lost. Before Frodo set out on his journey from the Shire, he already had a taste for adventure. … Continue reading →

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The Gaggle Grows

Posted on June 18, 2014 by CBX

My friend the Glassmaker is in town for a while having reconstruction fun performed on her knee, again. The first time she was out here for such surgery the country was still reeling from the financial crisis and San Francisco … Continue reading →

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Some words of advice

Posted on February 1, 2014 by CBX

I’ve been in dog kennels more often than I care to count. I would not have to count very high; there are people who are not veterinarians, SPCA employees or canine foster parents who have been in and out more … Continue reading →

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Sightlines

Posted on January 15, 2014 by CBX

When we look up, we don’t really see the sky. We’ll look at say, a plane, or the clouds. But it’s typically only dizzy kids or lovers lying head-a-head in a grassy park who look only at the sky, the … Continue reading →

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Happy Valley

Posted on December 6, 2013 by CBX

I once worked with a woman with a name longer than the Golden Gate Bridge, a working relationship that became a friendship. Her name was far from her most singular aspect:  she also modeled, wrote, acted, worked on cars and … Continue reading →

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Bicycle notes

Posted on September 24, 2013 by CBX

I was clicktouring a web page and came across this article about bicycle mania in Japan. This is more bike mania on the streets of San Francisco, taken on the Friday ride at the end of August:  

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