Entries from February 2006

February 16, 2006

Sutro Baths

Last weekend at Sutro Baths.

February 15, 2006

Pitchers and catchers report to camp

Six magic words: Pitchers and catchers report to camp.

Filed under: San Francisco Giants, Spring Training, MLB

February 11, 2006

Beautiful day in San Francisco

Today, near Sutro Baths / Cliff House.

February 11, 2006

Cliff House – Then and Now

My first submission to the Great Postcard Hunt group on Flickr.

February 10, 2006

Coldplay vs Kraftwerk – Computer Talk

Yes, this has been out for a while and yes, mash-up’s jumped the shark a while ago, but I’m still enjoying this this one.
Coldplay vs Kraftwerk – Computer Talk (MP3) by Party Ben (temporary link!)
3/16/06 Update:
Re-posting this one.
3/18/2006 Update:
Here’s a real guilty pleasure: the Junkie XL Remix of Coldplay’s Talk.  Really liking this one.
Coldplay
Talk (Junkie [...]

February 7, 2006

Flickr: The Great Postcard Hunt

Flickr user yorkie has started a new Flickr group called The Great Postcard Hunt.  Go here to find a challenge postcard (currently the pool includes postcards from Sacramento and San Francisco).  Find the postcard location, take a photo of the current location, merge it with the postcard image, and post it to the pool. [...]

February 7, 2006

View from Grand View Park

A couple of weeks ago at Grand View Park (Golden Gate Heights neighborhood) looking towards Sutro Tower. More Hills of San Francisco here.

February 6, 2006

Historical San Francisco Updates

I’ve made some recent updates to the Historical San Francisco map on Wayfaring:

Playland Amusement Park
Kezar Stadium
Portola Drive
Buried ship Candace
Meigg’s Wharf
Broadway Wharf
Potrero Point
Panama-Pacific International Exposition
Seals Stadium

February 6, 2006

Montana a no-show at Super Bowl MVP Spotlight

Three-time Super Bowl MVP Joe Montana was one of just a few no-show’s at the Super Bowl MVP spotlight that was held before Super Bowl XL. According to this report in the San Francisco Chronicle, Joe was holding out for $100K. Bad move Joe. You just lost well over $100K in future [...]

February 6, 2006

Mavericks Surf Contest is happening on Feb 7

The Mavericks Surf Contest will be happening tomorrow. If you can’t make it down to Half Moon Bay, you can watch the event live from your computer.