Was over 70 in SF today so I packed up the laptop & headed to the Castro to try to find a coffee place to do some writing before a beard trim but everyone else in SF had the same idea. Not a free seat in 5 places. Decided to walk around & enjoy the weather anyway before it returns to normal.

Good evening. Bought these at the Ferry Building last weekend and they just popped open today.

I hadn't realized how much I talk to myself about food. I just finished lunch and was muttering "That made me very happy. Happy indeed." and a coworker heard me and now thinks I'm weird.... ok, weirder than he previously thought.

This is amazing. www.getyourfuckingmoneyback.com

Dan Duckhorn, a California winemaker who fell in love with merlot and transformed it into one of the most popular red wines in the U.S., died on Wednesday at 87.

Recipe test. Fennel braised in chicken stock fortified with lemon and ginger. Topped with a Thai basil and cilantro pesto. Jasmine rice. It’s a little ugly and probably the wrong plate for the story the food is telling. Needs salt and more chili. It’s a start.

Although Means, graduated from Stanford School of Medicine, (she) is not board-certified, and does not have an active medical license. Her scientific experience is mainly focused around her work as a wellness influencer www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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I think I've reached enough of an advanced age that I can revel in eccentricities such as buying a moose head for no other reason than being having a moose head.

Dinner. Butter chicken with brown basmati saffron rice and kale sautéed with ghee, almonds and goat cheese. A little cilantro on the side.

Making butter chicken for dinner. Just put the meat in the marinade for a 2 hour soak. My hands smell lovely.

Stopped by Whack Donuts this morning in the Embarcadero Center. Deliciousness in my belly.

Not everything is bad. Heading home on muni & 2 older women get on & are lost trying to get to the Legion of Honor. I got to help them find their way & we ended up talking about Impressionism. A little bit of joy in my morning.

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The postcard

Concerned about ICE's $45 billion plan to convert warehouses into immigration detention centers? This is what they'll look like inside. From ICE's plan for the Social Circle, GA facility. Each little dot: a person. www.socialcirclega.gov/home/showpub...

Do i even want to bother looking to learn what natalism means?

Trump’s propaganda czar Brendan Carr and Trump-controlled CBS refused to let Colbert air his interview with James Talarico. You can watch the interview here, and it already has 1.4M views. youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...

"I still need to feed myself. While digging through my spices seeking inspiration, I found the ras el hanout that I had bought from Samiranis Imports ... asked myself if it could work in a sauce for pasta? Of course it could." open.substack.com/pub/kitchenb...

Spent a few hours catching up on school work and had the West Wing on in background. Once I was done with my work I just kept watching because it felt good to remember feeling idealistic. I hope I get the chance to feel that again someday instead of terror and rage.

This morning I volunteered to serve lunch to the clients of an SF social services org focused on the homeless. It was a humbling & unsettling experience for me as someone just past 3 years sober. It reminded me to be grateful & motivated me to keep volunteering & make myself of service.

Dinner. Pork and beef chili con carne. Blue corn cornbread. Orange rice. Garnishes including guacamole, pepitas and tomatoes. The roommate had two servings.

Did you see this today? Anti #ICE protesters carried a MASSIVE U.S. Constitution through the streets of Minneapolis. Not a flag. Not a slogan. The Constitution. Thousands marched, demanding accountability and asking whether federal enforcement is aligning with the rights written on those pages.

Got this light installed in my kitchen today after it sat in the garage for years almost forgotten. Rather happy how it changes the entire feel of that corner, creating a sense of intimacy and calm for the room while providing enough light for precise and intentional cooking.

Lunch outside. Lately I’m spending 10-11 hours a day in front of a laptop and I feel like I need to get outside (in shorts) when i can. It’ll be wet and stormy in 36 hours so im taking a break in the sun.

I've been logged into Fb and Insta on my work laptop for a while and I just logged off. My brain keeps "reaching" for them and it's a sensation not unlike when I first got sober. I know it will pass, but for the moment it's unsettling.

A Reuters photographer captured this image of a page from Pam Bondi's "burn book," which she used to counter any questions from Democratic lawmakers during an unhinged hearing today. It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files. Just wow.

This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.

Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground

Pam Bondi is acting like an entitled cheerleader who’s been busted by the principal.

Microwave coffee cup brownie after dinner. Sometimes it's a simple thing that makes managing the horrors of our world possible.

It's not over in Minnesota. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...

Last fall I discovered some potato plants that I thought had died had sprouted volunteers Left them alone, figuring they knew best but today I noticed they were winding down. Pulled 6 good sized potatoes out of the pot & am pretty tickled with myself. Replanted some eye spuds to restart the cycle

Sigh. My last post has been reposted twice... clearly by bots because they couldn't be bothered to use a different big tittied asian woman wearing nothing but a thong.

Dinner. Rigatoni with butternut squash, rasa al hanout and goat cheese sauce topped with guanciale and almonds.

Overheard at coffee this morning. "So I got a lawyer." "For what?" "Seriously?" "What?" "I'm a brown skinned woman in a country that hates them." "Oh shit. Sorry." "Whatever. I just need one. Just in case."

Good morning.

All-day cafes have given restaurateurs permission to conceive businesses that evolve and sometimes never settle on a fixed identity. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/d...

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Not a fan of a lot of granolas because they’re basically a sugar bomb. Decided to come up with something savory instead. 1st pass. Granola w/ cashews, oats, almonds, pepitas. Tossed in garam masala, honey, oil, msg, cumin, garlic & onion powder. Baked in 10 minute intervals @ 350 till fragrant.

I was thinking today about the time I dreamed I had been given a pit bull to raise unexpectedly. In the dream the name was Bacon. I woke up a resolved that if I ever got my act together enough to get a pit bull, their name sure as hell would be Bacon. I’m still trying to get there.