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Rivertown // Antioch, Calif. In these trying times, may I offer you a personal Sutro? (IKEA Ekrar, customized with paint)

"Steelworker" (Clifford Wight, 1934) // Coit Tower // Telegraph Hill // San Francisco, Calif. This is the first union job I've had so I needed to share this mural today; it was linked to its neighbor with a banner that read "Workers of the World Unite" until it was painted over by censorious jerks

I'm reminded of this today because the latest chapter (47) of Ichi the Witch is out and giving the same emotional damage catchphrase as from One Piece; The first and last three chapters are free to read: www.viz.com/shonenjump/c...

A few months after the divorce I struggled with what to do during the echoingly quiet evenings and knowing that I'd have Netflix for a while, decided that watching One Piece would mean that at least I'd have a reliable default choice for a while.

Downtown // Antioch, Calif. We are out here in RIVERTOWN doing RIVERTOWN things.

Coyote Point Park // San Mateo, Calif. Immaculate vibes, cool grey water and sky.

Every 4th of July, I take the time to read "What, to the Slave, is the Fourth of July." Let us begin: "I say it with a sad sense of the disparity between us. I am not included within the pale of this glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us."

Old Street // Tamsui In the rush, as we hurry worry scurry

Sanzhi // New Taipei City // Taiwan I spend so much time looking for foreign buildings I forget how much we have in common.

Sanzhi // New Taipei City // Taiwan Part of being in Taiwan is trying to get a walk in before it was too hot but even at 6 am, it is certainly a feast for the senses and pores, open with no cooling breeze of relief.

Sanzhi // New Taipei City // Taiwan I could spend a whole day talking to you about the stay cats of Taiwan who seemingly adopted me during this last trip.

Contra Costa County Fair // Antioch, Calif. I knew the fair was in town so I walked over last night.

ECR // San Mateo, Calif. I have been absent recently as New Work Monday has given way to Weary Commute Wednesdays and then Find a New Place Fridays.

Bay Trail (near Ryder Park) // San Mateo, Calif. When we were all working from home this is how my day would start: "commute" by walking a loop down to the Bay shore and seeing what was new.

Hayward Park // San Mateo, Calif. FRIENDSHIP ended with HiAce kei fire truck. Now MAZDA T1500 blue kei trike is my best friend.

I also saw a grasshopper.

Phlomis russeliana // Central Park // San Mateo, Calif. Yesterday my day started with errands; when I passed by this Turkish sage I had to share this arresting shape.

Puff piece to counter bad press about tech: we can’t be bad, we’re Christians! Yet there’s nothing substantive about concrete beliefs or actions, just self-congratulatory relativism masquerading as virtue. (1/3) www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

Sutro Sunset Going for a hike behind my house always boosts my mood and gets my mind off the bad shit the day threw at me. I stood listening to nothing but the wind rustling the grass and felt real peace

Three views // Grand Prairie, Tex. I'm pretty sure that every time I've come to Texas, it's been to the Dallas area. When I try to walk around, I'm reminded the suburbs are violently opposed.

Tru by Hilton // Grand Prairie, Tex. Fit check, for my work assignment last week. This could be subtitled "take an ungoofy selfie challenge: impossible".

Any Dem politician who refuses to stand for thr rights of our trans friends, neighbors, family members and fellow citizens loses my vote forever. Forever. Doesn't matter if it's for president, congress, state reps, city council, soil and water, library board or dog catcher.

Music Valley Drive // Nashville, Tenn. Glowering skies and empty racetracks near the Grand Old Opry

We expect @sesameworkshop.bsky.social to uphold our shared values of fairness, transparency, and respect by recognizing our union and collectively bargaining over our working conditions and the terms of yesterday's layoffs.

Municipal Theater // Nashville, Tenn. Pick your artist: a collage of magnified tickets lines the wall by the entrance to the Municipal Theater here in Nashville.

The trans population of the US is estimated at 0.6%-1.6%. This may seem small, but it's a few million people and comparable to many major ethnic groups. For example, 1.6% is similar to the number of Chinese Americans.

Bay Trail & Coyote Point // San Mateo, Calif. The sure sign of spring is the resilient California Golden Poppy reappearing alongside that spiced Scotch Broom smell on the shoreline. Faced with change, we should all be so persistent.

Just look at how we view hoodies. On Mark Zuckerberg, the hoodie is a symbol of whiz kid meritocracy breaking norms and developing the New Economy. On people like Trayvon Martin, the hoodie is sometimes seen as proof of criminality. Again, it's about the bodies beneath the clothes.

Reed Street flyover // Santa Clara, Calif. Electric slide, the sunrise ferry: (there is a nice stretch of no fence once you get to the side of the overhead catenary).

Years ago a white editor* asked if I was biased about immigration stories because I'm an immigrant. I've been asked a version of this question dozens of times since. The driving idea is that people who embody difference introduce bias; it's the framework that maintains white supremacy in newsrooms.

Jeff Bezos would like you to know you that the Washington Post has gone full fascist and that no one needs to bother subscribing anymore.

Hayward Park // San Mateo, Calif. Suddenly there are al pastor trucks everywhere; at $3 per, pick up a couple while you're out.

In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…

I often think about this (now four year old) song from the Network, the not-so-secret identity band of a famous pop-punk trio: youtu.be/3doI5Yx3Eus

Breakfast today // San Mateo, Calif. Please enjoy watching the hexapods waking up from their slumber:

San Mateo, Calif. L: North Shoreview R: Hayward Park Warm weather has prompted rising sap and blooming blossoms and oh wow

I know this is a joke but this actually happened to me (typically around 130/80) more than once when donating blood. The poor phlebotomists have started wearing face shields.

Any article which bills Yoo as "a top Justice Department lawyer in the George W. Bush administration" without mentioning the torture memos is fundamentally unserious: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torture...

I went to see a really good band tonight. Great musicians. Right up until they played Dixie for their closing number. "This one's for two of my great-great grandfathers." I walked out.

hello cis friends this is what people mean by trans genocide if a type of person does not officially exist, then any harm against them cannot be measured or reported this headline change isn't even being caused by an executive order it's simply the NYT editors deciding we don't deserve to exist

“Anger offered you a simple solution to a complex problem, it allowed you to feel righteous, and it was your friend. But underneath, you sound embattled, embittered, and deeply, deeply afraid of someone else doing this to you again.” – Scaachi Koul holds up a mirror to me slate.com/life/2025/02...

Last week I had a spare hour at the library and ended up reading "Dragon Hoops" by Gene Luen Yang through this very process, trying to find paper copies of manga I had only borrowed online.

Fascinating profile of a park ranger in San Francisco who works with unhoused residents and has adopted the novel tactic of treating them like human beings, building relationships, and helping them access resources on their own timeline.

Kearny // Chinatown // San Francisco, Calif. Tonight was the parade and I made it just in time for the big dragon to close the parade. (1/3)

Outside Espetus // B Street // San Mateo, Calif. Feb 15, AM: Did it escape your grasp or did you leave it there after one last meal?

So someone asked me to retell the story of the old lady that told me about killing her husband. Are we ready for a trip back in time to 1999? Some of you already know this story, but if you don't it is a wild ride. Apply all appropriate trigger warnings!

State Route 92 at Alameda de las Pulgas // San Mateo, Calif. Homeward, in the gathering rain:

these are romance adjacent 🤔