tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post888533798892691974..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: San Francisco Diary--Journal Of An ExileAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-68231594355638491232009-08-08T20:52:40.949-04:002009-08-08T20:52:40.949-04:00Tennessee: I guess you figured out where my "...Tennessee: I guess you figured out where my "rat" crack came from. My dog as a youngster was a St. Bernard (named Petunia). After we moved to our home in Simi Valley, I carefully researched all the AKC breeders to find the perfect dog. We got a male mastiff, and named him Winston. What a dog. 220 pounds of pure family love and devotion. Nearly seven feet tall when he stood on his hind legs. And the kids all loved him back. After my son started grad school and came to live with me in San Francisco, he moved to a home of his own in Berkeley. One day he came by to visit, and he had his new puppy with him--a female mastiff named Greta. She was only six years old this year, but she had to be put down last week after developing an aggressive form of cancer. I'm still choked up. So I guess you can tell why I consider anything smaller than a German Shepherd to be a varmint.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-3133620456700148702009-08-07T11:48:51.931-04:002009-08-07T11:48:51.931-04:00Well Hawk, when my oldest son was about 6 or 7, Ba...Well Hawk, when my oldest son was about 6 or 7, Barry Manilow came out with "Mandy" Bless his heart, he couldn't carry a tune if his life depended on it, and it was all my wife and I could do to keep from howling with laughter ourselves. Fortunately for his self-esteem, we were able to stifle, but it made it hard for me to read on after cracking up so hard.<br /><br />My uncle used to raise show quality bull mastiffs who used a truck tire as a chew toy. Pasta, indeed!<br /><br />My kids got me to sign up for facebook and myspace. I've already forgotten the passwords. I had to get Andrew to help me just to figure out how to set up my avatar on your site. Oh well, ain't it great to be alive.Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-27429236149015214582009-08-07T08:31:03.995-04:002009-08-07T08:31:03.995-04:00Carbon offset kiosks at airports would be perfect....Carbon offset kiosks at airports would be perfect.StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-43647661517384268052009-08-07T03:43:48.266-04:002009-08-07T03:43:48.266-04:00Skinners2Cents: I first arrived in the Bay Area t...Skinners2Cents: I first arrived in the Bay Area to go to college in Berkeley. By my sophomore year at Cal, I found I liked the idea of living in The City, so I moved here in 1965 after returning from the South during the civil rights movement. After graduation I went off to New York City for a year at NYU, returning to San Francisco and getting married in 1968. I started law school at Hastings, but we moved to Simi Valley in 1971, so I finished my JD at UWLA. I stayed there until my divorce in 1986, then back to San Francisco. I've been living in my current digs since 1990.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-15270316766137601142009-08-07T00:02:36.028-04:002009-08-07T00:02:36.028-04:00It's always intriguing to hear about the seven...It's always intriguing to hear about the seventh circle of hell. Better known as Frisco in my neck of the woods. Luckily I can watch the craziness from a safe distance in the foot hills.<br /><br />I like StanH's idea and I'm sure it would be wildly successful. As conservatives we should be finding ways to make money off of these loons.<br /><br />To date though the best idea I've heard of is the carbon offset kiosk at the SF Airport. That's genius. Input how far your going to be traveling and how much dangerous carbon will be released into the atmosphere and then pay for an offset. Perhaps someone is planting more tree's to absorb said deadly gas. I don't know but it's a great scam none the less.<br /><br />Great article Law Hawk. How long have you lived in the city by the bay and how did you end up there?Skinners 2 Centshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06637561284569976324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-17582878482729029012009-08-06T21:24:37.088-04:002009-08-06T21:24:37.088-04:00StanH: I remember a joke making its way around to...StanH: I remember a joke making its way around town here in the sixties when Jeanette McDonald died. She passed away in Houston. She had been awakened in the middle of the night by a loud sonic boom. She thought it was an earthquake. She ran out into the street singing "San Francisco," and the locals stoned her to death.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-70054690919626697052009-08-06T20:44:44.076-04:002009-08-06T20:44:44.076-04:00Just from what little you’ve shared Lawhawk, I thi...Just from what little you’ve shared Lawhawk, I think that Paulson would be the perfect SF Mayor. They could do show tunes at news conferences, what fun.StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-86699243229912892842009-08-06T16:27:22.150-04:002009-08-06T16:27:22.150-04:00WriterX: Good point. I think I'll get a &quo...WriterX: Good point. I think I'll get a "Paulson for Mayor" campaign started.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-60119935304277224392009-08-06T14:53:08.631-04:002009-08-06T14:53:08.631-04:00I may have to subscribe to the SF Gate just to get...I may have to subscribe to the SF Gate just to get one good guaranteed laugh every day. Maybe Paulson can run for mayor when Newsom runs for governor. He couldn't be any worse.Writer Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16505411188186283813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-48920130099948967932009-08-06T14:22:35.009-04:002009-08-06T14:22:35.009-04:00StanH: Thanks. I really have trouble each week p...StanH: Thanks. I really have trouble each week picking out which local craziness to cover. But I have to admit, the pet psychic was my favorite so far. Your suggestion for an online site has great potential.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-8061110398985029712009-08-06T13:50:25.555-04:002009-08-06T13:50:25.555-04:00I especially like one aspect of your diary today, ...I especially like one aspect of your diary today, “animal psychic.” This could be big online business. Crank up the webcam get the credit card and spew, I love it. Charge $50.00 per ten minutes and donate one dollar to feed the Polar bears, “think green.” Liberals would flock to the sight, we could get, “rich! …I tell you, rich!” I don’t mean to be ugly, but when the wacko stands up and breaks into “Mandy,” it’s time to Tase me dude, or worse. Love the tales Lawhawk from inside the wire a lot of fun : )StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-24969337623684843832009-08-06T13:12:10.608-04:002009-08-06T13:12:10.608-04:00Andrew: Sadly, our Board of Supervisors meetings ...Andrew: Sadly, our Board of Supervisors meetings are less like government and more like group therapy sessions. The members of the Board are just reflections of the citizenry at-large. Why worry about your car disappearing into a sinkhole, or you house being robbed in broad daylight when you can save a polar bear?LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-70136267421553469712009-08-06T09:53:28.115-04:002009-08-06T09:53:28.115-04:00When a singing head case is the person making the ...When a singing head case is the person making the most sense in the room, something is very, very wrong.<br /><br />I'm surprised that the Board of Supervisors gets away with all the foreign policy stuff. Even despite their liberalism, you would still think the residents would demand that they pay more attention to local matters. You would think. . .AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.com