I began losing faith in the decency of human beings about a third of the way through our first rotation at Equinox. In case you've never heard of it, Equinox is one of those revolving restaurants (the windows and walls are stationary; the floor turns). It's set atop the Embarcadero's Hyatt Regency and offers some of the finest views in San Francisco. When my friend Elsbeth and I took our seats, our table looked out on the Ferry Building and the shimmering blue bay. A few minutes later we were gazing down the canyonlike corridor of Spear Street, which is when we first noticed the smudge on the window. It was a forehead print, I think, with a long, greasy trail behind it. Soon we saw hand prints, elbow prints, cheek prints, and one print that (with a little imagination) could have been... More >>>