Tuesday, April 29, 2008

The Bullfrog

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Barack Obama’s longtime pastor, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, threatens single-handedly to derail his parishioner’s candidacy. Reverend Wrig...
Thursday, April 24, 2008

Good for our Souls

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It wasn’t that long ago that we bought a 50-lb. bag of calrose rice---a nine-month’s supply for our family---for $10. But the saving from b...

Don't Leave Us Out

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A rash of shootings and armed robberies has caused Oakland citizens to start shooting back . After citizens shot and wounded three suspected...
Monday, April 21, 2008

The Chronicle Loses Another Reader

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From a letter mailed today: April 21, 2008 To: San Francisco Chronicle Subj: Termination of Subscription Dear Sirs / Madames: For the second...

Problem Not Confined

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Lotta's Fountain in 2006 on the 100th annvy. of the '06 quake. Last Friday, on the 102nd anniversary of the great San Franc...
Thursday, April 17, 2008

Bear's Nest

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Let’s say that I have a $100,000 remaining balance on my mortgage and that I am in the fortunate position of being able and wanting to pay i...
Wednesday, April 16, 2008

But Don't Call Them Chicken

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Crossing the road this morning
Tuesday, April 15, 2008

No Marichals Here

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50 years ago today the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers introduced major league baseball to a West Coast crowd at Seals Stad...

It's Only April

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Friday was a perfect day to take in a game at AT&T Park. Sitting in the bleachers above home plate, I enjoyed the view of the East Bay, ...
Monday, April 14, 2008

These Words Have Legs

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Barack Obama has taken some flak for his remarks about rural America : You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of smal...
Sunday, April 13, 2008

Two Things To Look Forward To

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Bernard Yuen (his dad and my dad are cousins) made the news last month when a New York couple returned the high school ring he had lost 33 y...
Friday, April 11, 2008

He's Grown in Office

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The big local story was not a big national story because Mayor Gavin Newsom chose public safety over playing to the cameras. He moved Wedne...
Thursday, April 10, 2008

Rep. Jackie Speier

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If ever there was a sure thing, it was Tuesday’s election of Jackie Speier to Congress as our district’s Representative. Ms. Speier first c...
Tuesday, April 08, 2008

That Time of Year

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I’ve been pre-occupied-- as I am every year --with our tax return. We have a complicated tax profile that is way out of proportion to our in...
Friday, April 04, 2008

Keeping Tabs

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One advantage of owning a working old car is that the cost of operation can be quite low. Monthly lease or loan payments are a distant memor...