Wednesday, February 21
Finding: Eggs are nature's miracle food
You might have thought it was mother's milk or something, but you'd be wrong. Dead wrong. It's eggs. From the looks of it, if you have a serious hunger you'd better start getting your egg on. Because nothing hits the spot like 30 hard-boiled eggs. In a wire basket. It's the only proper way to satisfy your egg tooth.
We were so eggstatic to see this billboard at Kearny and Washington that we came back to witness its eggscellence again. To not do so would have been an eggregious mistake.
Finding: The Clown never lets you down
the Clown never lets you down
burgers fries cold coke
the Clown doesn't mess around
Clown Alley, 42 Columbus Avenue (at Gibb St & Ils Ln)
Thursday, February 15
Finding: Moo & Oink is the greatest thing I have ever seen.
I just laughed so hard at the way he says, "MoooooOOO and OiiiiIIIIIInnnKKKK!" at the end that I fell off my chair at work.
Moo & Oink Dance - Classic Commercial
Moo & Oink Dance - Classic Commercial
Tuesday, February 13
Finding: You know what's a really bad look?
Friday, February 9
Finding: Cats look cute wearing damn near anything
In terms of cats wearing stuff, you think you've seen it all. But then - BAM! - cat wearing a hardhat. Can't you just picture Foreman Meow driving a mini bulldozer in his litterbox? Cute!!! Cats can wear practically anything and look adorable. Most of it has to do with how pissed they get. Unlike dogs, who appear to enjoy parading around in emasculating froufrou outfits, cats are having none of that. But that just makes you wanna hug 'em and squeeze ' em even more -- beew!
Finding: There's no place like the library on a rainy day
Rainy day, roaming the stacks, pull out a few good reads, some nice picture books. Settle down at a table or just sit in the middle of the stacks for a bit. Can you think of a more pleasant way to spend a rainy day?
(This excludes spending the day at the main branch of the San Francisco Public Library where you will be assaulted by a most unpleasant stink by every stack. And forget about the elevator. Holy Lord!)
Mechanics' Institute Library, 57 Post Street, $95 for a yearly membership
(This excludes spending the day at the main branch of the San Francisco Public Library where you will be assaulted by a most unpleasant stink by every stack. And forget about the elevator. Holy Lord!)
Mechanics' Institute Library, 57 Post Street, $95 for a yearly membership
Thursday, February 8
Finding: Big umbrellas do not belong on a city sidewalk
Yes, the umbrella pictured here is obviously some kind of joke. But I'll tell you what is no joking matter: Big-ass sports umbrellas used by a single person on a city sidewalk. Akin to the single person commuting solo in a fatty SUV, the bearer of the sports umbrella is obnoxious, offensive and in the way. Sports umbrellas are for sporting events! Like, say you're at a golf tournament and it starts raining. You pull out your gargantuan umbrella and up to 10 people (depending on individual girths) can take refuge from the rain under its mighty span. That's great. But your striped sports umbrella is most decidedly not for use in the city! I don't care if some tech company or bank gave it to you for free! Go get a normal-sized umbrella and pretend to be the sophisticated human being that you so obviously are not.
Finding: The Queen Mary 2 is hella big
Look at the size of this ship. It could run aground on Alcatraz and go, "island? what island?" And all the teeny tiny boats around it? Those are actually normal-size boats.
Fun facts:
• The QM2 is 1,132 feet long and 134.5 feet wide
• It got under the Golden Gate Bridge by just 30 feet
• There were 2,638 passengers aboard, 2,000 of which disembarked (What's up 638 people? You too good for us or something?)
• From the Chron: "I'm a commercial fisherman, and I've seen a lot of boats, and all I can say is this is huge," said Carl Westrate, 74, who lives in Lafayette.
We went to see it at Pier 27, and I can confirm Carl's finding. That ship is hella big.
Tuesday, February 6
Finding: I gots to get me some of this chicken!
I'm talking Korean-style fried chicken. Just read an article in the nytimes in which the preparation of this delicious-sounding chicken is described thusly:
"Korean-style fried chicken is radically different, reflecting an Asian frying technique that renders out the fat in the skin, transforming it into a thin, crackly and almost transparent crust."
Apparently what you get is something of a cult in Korea, "crunchy, spicy, perfectly nongreasy chicken." Served with hot-pepper sauces and plenty of beer. Now that's my kind of chicken!
Friday, February 2
Finding: Chocolate muffins ruin your appetite
File this under "Things a six-year-old would know that we, as grown women are still finding out the hard way." Some baked goods were left out in the kitchen a half hour before lunchtime. I don't know what it is about free food, but I am on it like a raccoon on shiny objects. Can noo resist it. Noo, Jenny. Add to that the sneaky pleasure of getting away with something bad. It is for the TAKING! The perfect crime! I even cut it in half, ate it, and went back for the other half. Hours later, I am still not hungry for lunch. And in this worker-bee neighborhood after 3 o'clock lunch becomes slim pickins. You're lucky if you can buy some Twizzlers and DP at Sammy's. So much for eating healthy.
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