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16 Parkside Lane

Posted on July 8, 2019 by CBX

From the kitchen peninsula, standing over the second sink in the granite countertop, she could see the crescent moon through the row of skylights in the family room, cocked high in the mid-evening sky. It had cost a bit extra … Continue reading →

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Purgatory

Posted on January 6, 2018 by CBX

I decided to go Marie Kondo on the stuff in my garage. Last week I filled the recycling bin with old newspapers and other material, and this week it looks like I’ll do the same. Somehow it became easier once … Continue reading →

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Street level

Posted on January 4, 2017 by CBX

Ever since I moved to San Francisco some 40 years ago, people were living on the streets. Hippies, bums, panhandlers or just plain street people, what you called them depended on your point of reference. Most of the ones I … Continue reading →

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If you build it

Posted on January 18, 2016 by CBX

There’s no point in trying to compare the past with the present when it comes to construction activity in the Financial District South. The fact that it is even called Financial District South speaks to the situation.  I saw the … Continue reading →

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Change is coming

Posted on December 21, 2015 by CBX

I’ve had many ideas to post but not acted on anything for a few months. Even now I’ve dithered writing this while looking back through images that were meant to be illustrated, but never authored. I can’t say why – … 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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Damp Sunday route on Saturday

Posted on October 26, 2014 by CBX

I took the touring bicycle out this Saturday because it rained overnight, and that bike has fenders. Plus it proved its mettle in the wet during my Iowa ride. However, climbing up through Westwood Heights on my way to the … Continue reading →

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Crystal Springs Reservoir

Posted on July 13, 2014 by CBX

Taking my last long ride before RAGBRAI Left Mission Terrace with no clear route in mind, and found myself climbing out though Ocean Avenue past the Balboa Park BART station just because I’d never taken that before. That area is … Continue reading →

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Future tense

Posted on June 14, 2014 by CBX

On the wall of my cubicle are nameplates that once belonged to people I’ve worked with. Names of men who had been sailing along in the normal course of their lives, by which I mean doing pretty much the same … Continue reading →

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Sound off

Posted on November 27, 2013 by CBX
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