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Lone Star Swan, poet, pigeon caretaker and schizophrenic
Those of you who live in or visit the Mission are likely familiar with Lone Star Swan, the homeless poet and pigeon caretaker of 16th Street. He’s lived on the streets of the Mission for over a decade, often hanging out at Adobe Books. But like all homeless people, there’s a sad story to his…
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Locanda opening pushed back until March
Last we heard about Locanda, the new Roman-style eatery in the Delfina family, it was scheduled to open in January 2011 at the shuttered Ramblas space in January 2011. Now that January is almost gone, the work on the space looks like it’s far from done; the kitchen space was torn out and still not…
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Sheep are hipsters
It occurred to me the other day that sheep are hipsters. Look, I’m not saying that hipsters are sheep, that would be redundant. I’m saying that sheep — those cuddly wool and cheese producing mammals — are hipsters themselves. Here’s a handy table explaining the similarities. Sheep Hipsters Sheep wear wool sweaters naturally Hipsters wear…
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New restaurant for 18th and Dolores
Last night I happened to notice this Planning Dept. application for a building permit on the former Studio 3579 space. If you recall, Studio 3579 was a recently shuttered store on the corner of 18th and Dolores, across from Dolores Park Cafe. The planning permit indicates that they’re building out a “full service” restaurant. Considering…
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Could you spare any snow?
Earlier tonight, I spotted this fake snowman (snowperson?) at the corner of 17th and Valencia. Although the snowman seemed well groomed and well dressed, the cup seemed to indicate that this snowman was engaging in the popular Mission pastime of spanging. P.S. Oh, and happy new year!
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Eat your fractals
On Monday I was acquiring sustenance at Rainbow Grocery when I came across an edible fractal in the produce section. The label described it as romanesco broccoli. I immediately whipped out my iPhone and looked it up on Wikipedia. Sure enough, Wikipedia describes romanesco broccoli as having “…a visually striking example of an approximate fractal…
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The glonous history of chopstlks
Today I was introduced to Yamo, a cheap and decent Chinese lunch counter at 18th and Mission. I was also introduced to some wonderful Engrish text on the chopstick wrapper, which I’ve transcribed below for your enjoyment. Welcome to Chinese Restaurant.please try your Nice Chinese Food With Chopsticksthe traditional and typical of Chinese glonous history.and…
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Why is there an empty lot at 15th and Dolores?
There’s been an empty lot at the corner of 15th and Dolores for well over a decade. Despite a sign promising condos to be built in “Fall 2010” (oops!) the empty lot is only used once a year to sell Christmas trees. So what used to be there? It turns out the lot was once…
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