Monthly Archives: August 2018

Traditional

Posted on August 31, 2018 by d4vid

This is the Dragon Gate in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Haven’t visited since I started learning some Chinese. As expected, everything was in traditional characters and lots of the store & restaurant names contain 香港. On the other side of the … Continue reading →

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Bovine

Posted on August 29, 2018 by d4vid

For the final leg of my farewell tour, I went up to visit friends in the Bay. Stayed at a charming boutique motel just south of the City near the Cow Palace with the bay visible beyond it.

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Stressors

Posted on August 29, 2018 by d4vid

I was feeling a bit anxious.  Then I remembered that a death of a family member, moving, and a career change are each on those lists of the most stressful things people have to endure. Luckily, I’m of the “once … Continue reading →

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Stacks

Posted on August 27, 2018 by d4vid

I know that the vast majority of these moving boxes contain books.  But I can’t help but think that somewhere, hidden in these stacks, lies the Ark of the Covenant. Top.  Men.

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Rolled

Posted on August 17, 2018 by d4vid

I stumbled on this place coming out of seeing a movie at the NoHo Laemmle:  rolled ice cream, mixed and frozen and scraped off a super cold metal surface.  Apparently it’s a Thailand thing.

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Gipper

Posted on August 9, 2018 by d4vid

My sister and I visited the Reagan Presidential Library.  (I had never gotten around to going.)  We were motivated by the temporary exhibit they had on Genghis Khan, but the indoor Air Force One was probably the highlight of the … Continue reading →

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