There is an enduring mystery which, no matter how much I Google, I cannot find an answer to. The mystery is this: When you are on the Comcast... More >>

I have been reading a bunch of memoirs lately, like Patti Smith's Just Kids and The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. There is a reason... More >>

Don't get me wrong: I don't mind the fact that San Franciscans love to associate themselves with Mark Twain, even though he was just passing... More >>

During a break from the gnarly weather last week, I decided to hang out near the ballpark before baseball season officially began and rendered... More >>

Technically, it is not fair for me to write about a wine bar: I hate wine, don't drink it, don't know jack-dilly about it. It's also unfair for... More >>

The best bars in S.F. don't have to try too hard. Olive is small and artfully arrayed, like a hipster Munchkin. Bright, abstract paintings line... More >>

Cotter's Corner is a dive that sits at the corner of Cotter and Mission streets in the Excelsior. By most accounts, there is never anyone inside,... More >>

Just the other day, a friend of mine was commenting on the strange disappearance of "Old People Restaurants" like Lyon's and Denny's. I still see... More >>

Imagine yourself as a Miwok Indian, living along the coast of California in the late 16th century. In general, you had it pretty good. The trees... More >>

For someone who talks as much smack as I do, I rarely seem to get any hate mail. When it does arrive, it is often from someone I have dissed in... More >>