The David Rumsey Map Collection shares an amazing collection of photographs and the history of this 42 by 38 foot WPA built wooden map of San Francisco. Visit their site… Read the rest of the article: A giant wooden model of 1930s San Francisco has been put online
It isn't a dog movie! 1974's Benji is still a tear jerker. The theme song, "I Feel Love" was nominated for an Academy Award. The whole movie is on YouTube… Read the rest of the article: "Benji" is one of the greatest movies of all time
Streaming sensation Ninja attempted to lead a very wet New York's Times Square mob in a million person 'Floss.' Ninja and his wife gave it their best and got soaked… Read the rest of the article: Four or five people 'floss' in Times Square for New Years
I live in a small, grandfathered, community inside of the Golden Gate National Recreation area. The government shutdown is making parks scary for tourists and residents alike. It is vacation… Read the rest of the article: Government shutdown puts national parks in nightmare mode
Sylvain Neuvel's series The Themis Files is a gripping tale where humanity repeatedly guesses wrong, the aliens are tied up in their own soap opera, and giant stompy robots are… Read the rest of the article: The Themis Files: humanity races to kill itself before the aliens can
This pet recovery collar stops my dog from licking where I do not want, and has caused zero damage or calamity to my home.
Amazon is offering the LEGO Star Wars Porg for $55, which usually sells for $70.
This PopSocket has the image of a Viewmaster Reel on the back of it, so as not to scare the older folk. I have written about how my kid and… Read the rest of the article: Retro inspired "PopSocket" lets me feel comfortable with kiddie gadget
The Fortnite Durr Burger onesie is available for pre-order. Epic Games has opened a merch store, they call it Retail Row. Funk Ops is my spirit animal.
Entertainment mega-star Penny Marshall has passed away at the age of 75. Marshall produced, directed and starred in some of most fantastic television and movies ever made. Variety: But it… Read the rest of the article: Penny Marshall, RIP
Television's long cancelled Cougar Town was horribly named, but an absolutely brilliant sitcom. Bobby Cobb's Penny Can is a testament to its greatness.
Jack Sparrow impersonator Amanda Teague married the ghost of a pirate coincidentally named Jack. Nearly 50% of all marriages end in divorce. Similarly, the Teague/dead pirate union did not last.… Read the rest of the article: Woman who divorced ghost warns against dabbling in spirituality
SantaCon, a public gathering of soon-to-be-drunk folks in Santa Claus outfits, generally turns destructive. SF city leaders attempted to regulate it this year. Apparently, that did not help much. Some… Read the rest of the article: SantaCon leads to drunken vandalism
A member of Generation X finally takes a stand, and it isn't pretty! SF Gate: A samurai sword-wielding man attacked three people early Thursday in San Francisco’s Tenderloin, authorities said.… Read the rest of the article: San Francisco Millennials attacked by samurai sword wielding Gen Xer
King Size "Pro" Sharpies are my go-to Sharpie.
My daughter was actually convinced to take a bath, upon learning her new Kindle Paperwhite is waterproof.
Happy Holidays on the Island! Looks like a mad army of insane snowpeople are on the loose! …and the ominous "Ho! Ho! Ho!"
Cavalier King Charles Spaniels die of heart disease. I wanted to help Zuul lose some weight.
Fortnite Battle Royale's Season 7 will feature Fortnite Creative, where players get Mark Zuckerberg's dream… their own private Island.
The most quotable movie of my lifetime, The Big Lebowski, has a fantastic 20th-anniversary commemorative set. The 20th-anniversary gift set includes a shawl collar sweater for your disc, a Big… Read the rest of the article: 20th Anniversary Limited Edition "The Big Lebowski" set $39
