Friday night Brian and I took the train down to Ocean Beach for a bonfire some friends were having. The night was warm and clear, windless. It was ten o’clock and the sky was studded with stars, the red planet winking to the southeast. We took off our shoes and walked into the heavy sand. […]

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Q-TIP: ‘I HIT THAT’ Sassy and single Nicole Kidman did have a fling with Q-Tip, according to Q-Tip. Rumors about the two arose after they were spotted and snapped together in January. Kidman has since been romantically linked to Jude Law and Lenny Kravitz, so speculation has died. But Q-Tip — real name Kamaal Fareed […]

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Hey friends! Thinking of moving to San Francisco and living the American dream of owning a home? You better start buying lottery tickets. Just got this report in the mail from Pacific Union real estate on median home prices, broken down by neighborhood in SF. Let’s first look at the city’s “worst” areas. Bayview/Hunter’s Point, […]

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PLEASE PAY MY LEGAL FEES AND OTHER DEBTS Sideshow attraction Michael Jackson is to open his theme-park home Neverland to the public — for $5,000 a ticket. The perpetual defendant’s home will be open for one day only — September 13 — and 250 suckers will be able to “enjoy” the attractions, which include an […]

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EX-SPOUSES SEEM TO KNOW EACH OTHER WELL SHOCKER Hollywood bombshell Angelina Jolie has reunited with her first husband Jonny Lee Miller according to reports in Britain, the place where all celeb facts somehow spring. Since she moved to Britain with her Cambodian Son Maddoxâ„¢, she and “Trainspotting” star Miller have had a string of secret […]

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I’m listening to Ocean Beach by Red House Painters. I haven’t heard this album in years… God it’s good. The verdict was “not guilty” in the misdemeanor battery trial I served on today and last week. For most of deliberations, we stood at 11-1 in favor of acquittal, and had to kind of gently persuade […]

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How to dispose of pesky flies in the home: “…The best way to catch them is with vinegar, despite the old saying. Put cider vinegar and a little dish soap in a bottle and make a little funnel out of paper and stick it in the top of the bottle. The little buggers equate the […]

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Sorry it’s been awhile. Things have been pretty busy, and now it’s almost bedtime so I’ll have to make this a short one. I am currently serving on a jury in a criminal case for the city of SF. I find it pretty goddamn fascinating. Actually, Leonard Pierce, I think you would find this sort […]

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The steps on the steep hill that comprise the sidewalk near my house total 153. Last night I climbed them five times at a good trot, walked back down six times. Ahh. Good to exercise outdoors. By the way: I am never again buying kitty litter of the non-clumping variety. Anything else — you may […]

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THEY ARE SO DOING IT Tattle-telling pals of toothy actress Jennifer Garner have confirmed she’s not-so-secretly dating her “Alias” co-star Michael Vartan. Garner had been romantically linked to the French hunk since she split from her husband Scott Foley earlier this year. Nosy acquaintances say the pair have gone to great lengths to keep their […]

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