Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.

I'm still excited that someo∩e solved the St. Louis Octothorpea∩ puzzle, so I wrote a little #puzzle to celebrate: St. Louis is famous for somethi∩g. … lahosken.san-francisco.ca.us/new/2025/12/...

Some sidewalk chalk art on the path at the base of Hippie Hill yesterday, alas mostly scuffed by the time I saw it.

Somebody solved the St Louis #Octothorpean #puzzle‽ www.octothorpean.org has many puzzles. Most can be solved on your couch; but some use details at some places. To solve one, you need to see a place in St Louis, USA. For years, that puzzle has lurked, unsolved. Until just over a day ago.

"Let the dog drive." #SanFrancisco

Current status: musing about crane operations on a day when it's too foggy to see the ground, relying on folks on the ground for feedback. I bet crane operators use this in similes for all kinds of situations.

I saw some sidewalk chalk art walking in #SanFrancisco yesterday morning. At 20th and Irving, a skateboarding fire-demon-maybe by Kal Zakzouk. At 4th and Irving, a mermaid by, I'm guessing, two collaborators. #StreetArt

This morning's mystery solved: lahosken.san-francisco.ca.us/new/2025/11/...

I continue to check my little dashboard of #SanFrancisco COVID numbers each morning to figure out whether shopping for groceries in person is a good way to get the best produce or the kind of eventual-lung-prob… lahosken.san-francisco.ca.us/new/2025/11/...

Some pics from walks in #SanFrancisco the past few days. lahosken.san-francisco.ca.us/new/2025/11/...

Some chalk #StreetArt, I assume by Kal Zakzouk, at 20th and Irving in #SanFrancisco yesterday morning.

Some things I saw on my walk in #SanFrancisco this morning. lahosken.san-francisco.ca.us/new/2025/11/...

I continue to check my little dashboard of #SanFrancisco COVID numbers each morning… Lately, all three numbers that I track have been looking good! lahosken.san-francisco.ca.us/new/2025/11/...

After many attempts, I finally got to see Naga blowing bubbles.

#Book Report: Saving Time lahosken.san-francisco.ca.us/new/2025/10/...

I saw some art on my morning walk in #SanFrancisco today. At the Animal Connection pet store at 35th Ave and Irving, a new-to-me doggo mural. At 20th and Irving, some chalk art I suppose by Kal Zakzouk.

viewing this here bsky thingy via blacksky.community , which IIUC should be pretty similar to plain ol' bsky, but have some useful moderation built-in? Anyhow, let's see if posting works.

Offset Marketplace is a new project in collaboration with @tega.bsky.social. We calculate the carbon savings of industrial sabotage, package these savings into carbon credits, and sell them as certificates. Profits are then donated back to the activists responsible for the actions. offset.labr.io

Walking in Golden Gate Park today, I was pleasantly surprised to stumble upon The San Francisco Old Car Picnic. I don't know much about cars, but I do appreciate a shiny paint job.

October 10–11 2025, I walked, roughly, around #SanFrancisco The Crosstown Trail people published The Roundabout, a walking guide to streets and trails around the edge of SF. I saw it would take me throu… lahosken.san-francisco.ca.us/departures/S...

I continue to check my little dashboard of #SanFrancisco COVID numbers each morning to figure out whether brunching at a neighborhood crêperie is a fine way to occasionally take a break fro… lahosken.san-francisco.ca.us/new/2025/10/...

I took pictures of a couple of boxes in Golden Gate Park this morning. … lahosken.san-francisco.ca.us/new/2025/09/...

OMFG "math fact! having the middle amount of vertices, edges, and faces (30, 60, and 32, respectively) among all 13 of the options, the icosidodecahedron is the archi-median archimedean solid" www.tumblr.com/oneefin/7954... #math #wordplay

It's spelled "fascists," kid. You got the important parts right, though.

Finally found out what artist makes that sidewalk chalk art at 20th and Irving in #SanFrancisco: Kal Zakzouk. richmondsunsetnews.com/2023/02/07/k... He has a gofundme for legal fees. If you've enjoyed his art and can spare it, maybe toss a few $$ his way. www.gofundme.com/f/keep-kal-s... #StreetArt

lahosken.san-francisco.ca.us/new/2025/04/... #SanFrancisco

I saw one of these not-exactly cat flyers in #SanFrancisco . Then Brent Sleeper spotted another. I thought there might be a trail of flyers, and there were. They led to Arizmendi Bakery. According to the fellow behind the counter there, the flyers were part of a marriage proposal on Thursday.

oh hey yesterday was National Spaghetti Day, so it's time to see how people reverse-engineered a metapuzzle where none existed www.ericberlin.com/2025/01/04/h... #MITMysteryHunt

This morning was my first San Francisco tornado warning. I was once again thankful to Patrick Blindauer, Rebecca Young, and St Louis puzzlehunt team WisBros for teaching me what to do in a tornado: get under something solid.

_unpins the browser tab devoted to the Washington Post daily crossword puzzle web page_ So long, old friend. I hope you understand why I had to unsubscribe.

current San Francisco meme:

I stumbled upon some new San Francisco street art today, a ground mural on Lyon between McAllister and Fulton. When I was next to it, I thought "I bet it looks better from an aerial view" and when I found Matley Hurd's (the artist's) instagram, I thought "yep". www.instagram.com/matleyhurd/p...

The dahlias by the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers are doing OK.

#SFHellscape #SanFrancisco

I chuckled at the Big Free Library that the Internet Archive has by their side door (Clement Ave, San Francisco), since the I.A. functions as a big, free library. It wasn't until I got home and looked at the pic closely that I realized that the library's door looks like the Internet Archive logo.

I'm observing National Fritter Day a day early since the relevant pushcart doesn't come around on weekends.

Just setting up my bsk