6 posts tagged “california”

If you're looking for some spiritual guidance, I suggest the two creations Sean Timberlake posted at Hedonia, both made with Hangar One's amazing Chipotle Vodka.

Dateline Los Gatos: Bitter cheating ex-wife bitches to "Doctor Phil" about her ex-husband's post-divorce success, gets like totally pwned on the show, blames it on taking drugs and bad editing. Bonus: The comments on the story.

SFist continues the Google Maps quirk log with a look at what appears to be a N Judah the size of a BART consist.

Unprepared: People trying to get a passport not happy about having to wait twelve-plus weeks for one. I have moderate amounts of pity, but honestly, kids, the logjam-generating passport requirements for travel to Mexico and Canada weren't exactly state secrets.

Today's selections from SFGate:

eHarmony gets matched with a lawsuit accusing the company of discriminating against gays and lesbians. The suit was filed in California, where such discrimination is illegal. Lawyers for the Christian-themed dating service equated it to suing a sushi bar for not serving Blanquette de veau.

 "You dare to rape people's will, betray us, and threaten the community," said the newspaper ad directed at two legislators opposing a Chinatown expansion of City College.

They failed at math, bought homes they couldn't afford and at least one California legislator wanted to save them from foreclosure. Alas, the bill to save idiots who attempted to live beyond their means dies a quick death in committee.

Amtrak California loco.jpg

Train robbery: Gang stands on tracks, stops train and beats up the engineer when he confronts them.

Look but don't... look: Antwerp's zookeepers would rather visitors not stare at the chimpanzees.

Hotdoll: A sex doll for dogs. Yes, really.

Debt did them in: All the same, 1,428 years is an impressive lifespan for a company.

RIP InfoWorld

Find out the same way InfoWorld staffers found out their publisher planned to ditch their print vision. Surprise!

Did a totally hot guy knock on your door the other day with a tale of raising money to take a trip with his university rugby team? You've been scammed.

CA Dems would like Jerry Brown to be the next governor of California, again. What in reincarnation is going on here?

Why don't you appreciate the Bay Bridge more? You should, you know. Personally, I appreciate it more by night when it's in lights.

MUNI is officially retiring the 15 line, because the Third Street light rail project is

MUNI

Quote Of The Day: Remarking on an Metblogs SF entry about having one's laundry boosted from communal washing space, Jason commiserated with his own experiences, ending with: The next day I got to call into work and say, "I may not be coming in today. I no longer own any pants."

Pork slaughterhouse suddenly becomes deeply concerned about immigration when a union tries to organize its undocumented workers.

When cheese is cheaper than therapy.

This was the Chronicle's above-the-fold major headline in today's newsprint edition. Are they new to San Francisco? And maybe it's just my cynicism shining again, but 70 percent on-time sounds like an improvement over the MUNI I remember.

Speaking of The People's Transit System, SFist's newest feature, Ask A MUNI Driver, debuted today.

You want to know why the Zune is so frustrating for Microsoft? They can't blame its flop on piracy like Steve Ballmer did to explain Vista's crappy sales.

Danny Westneat asks: "Guess which is more dependent on a government handout: An arena for a for-profit, pro basketball team? Or the public libraries?"

"I'm not homophobic or anti-homosexual. But I am very pro-Jesus." The ex-gays drop by the Castro.

VTA riders: Behold, your transit agency's priorities.

Japanese are pissed off regarding a new book about Princess Masako. Perhaps it's because the book subtitle calls her a prisoner.

Shocker of shockers: Holocaust denier scum and alleged stalker found, arrested at a mental institution.

Another episode of that wacky MPAA show, Do As We Say, Not As We Do.

Perhaps not the most successful union of image and text.

"Partying with negative, racial overtones" finally reaches the West Coast reporter on a deadline campus of Santa Clara University where those wacky kids threw a "south of the border" fete and came dressed as Latino janitors, gardeners, gangbangers and pregnant homegirls.

Should employers have the ability to check your credit when you apply for a job? WA lawmakers say no -- unless you're applying for financial or public safety work. Here's to hoping this sort of law becomes a national trend.

Death threats and other pleasantries from an afternoon at the Wharf.

A day in the life of a "phone actress" and NSFW.

Oh, dear. Reporters and law enforcement are now beating the wireless networks are evil drums. The anti-free-hotspot quotes are hilariously sensational.

California's GOP hardliners are discovering the hard way that helping an amateur political hobbyist win the state's highest office was perhaps not the best idea.