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Sometimes I try to figure out what I would do if I were homeless and had no money for food. The first important thing to do is to make sure your... More >>
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A year ago I saw a chicken clucking along the curb on Stockton in Chinatown, an obvious escapee. I cheered! Then it hopped down into the street,... More >>
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The Huffington Post recently ran an interesting piece on the best places to be single in San Francisco (a city notoriously sucky for straight... More >>
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If I had some serious money and was visiting this city, I would stay at the Clift Hotel. As soon as you walk into the place you just want to say,... More >>
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Though I'm supposed to be a barfly, I would be remiss if I didn't mention that I hang out at the Beat Museum in North Beach once a week —... More >>
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Certain words set off mnemonics in my head, and "linda" is one of them. But strangely, what comes to mind is "Rosalinda's Eyes" by Billy Joel, a... More >>
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There is a certain camaraderie that sets in when you are stuck on the wrong floor of a hotel with strangers. The building is holding you captive,... More >>
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My father looked like he had just been shot with a poison dart. "You don't like James Joyce?"
"Well," I stammered, "It's not that I don't like... More >>
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