Just how big is the lens I rented today?
♫ “I can see for miles and miles…” ♫
Now I can finally do that paparazzi gig that Wired magazine was talking about…
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Thanks for visiting! You'll find a bunch of musings I've been writing around these parts since the early 2000's.
Lately, I've been reviewing a lot of books.
But I also write about code and my experiments using generative AI.
But really, you're just here to see pictures of Benson.
Blog Posts
Fleet Week and the Blue Angels in San Francisco
It’s the beginning of the annual Fleet Week festivities here in San Francisco. That means all sorts of noise as aircraft of all types scream through our fair city over the next few days. Among the things I’m most excited for is the Blue Angels. They did a practice show today (and yesterday) and I went down to the bay to take photos.
To facilitate some good photographic opportunities, I rented a Nikon 80-200mm f2.8 lens and a 2X tele-converter.
To see all the photos I’ve taken for the 2008 Fleet Week, check out this link.
The Daily Show – What is an Undecided Voter?
John Stewart and the gang strike again!
Fake Sarah Palin
Another awesome thing about Twitter:
Fake Sarah Palin and Fake John McCain have accounts. Hilarious!
Voting for a New Candidate?
Papalote – Great Burrito or Greatest Ever?
One of my favorite Mexican places in San Francisco is Papalote. I absolutely love their burritos and their salsa is just killer. That leads me to ask: Papalote – Great burritos or greatest burritos ever?
Interestingly enough, I know I rag on SF Mexican food a lot and say it doesn’t compare to So Cal, but really who am I kidding? The only things better in So Cal are the baseball teams and beaches! 😉
That’s A Lot of Internet
We live on the 17th story of an apartment building near downtown San Francisco. A quick scan of the available wifi networks shows an overwhelming number of them. It’s good to see most of them are secured.
If we load up network analysis tools like iStumbler or KisMac, we can see nearly 45 different networks!
Rock Music
Below, you will find a list of every single band and concert I’ve ever seen up to this point. Some people keep ticket stubs. I just keep anal-retentive lists.
Below are a few photos I’ve taken from some random shows:
Little Yellow Perfect
Tsunami Bomb
Hot Water Music
Angie Mattson
Read on to see the complete list of shows…
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Supporting the Boys in Blue
The National League Championship Series begins on Thursday. Just wanted to support my boys in blue.
We only need 4 wins and then we return to the World Series for the first time in 20 years. (Should the baseball gods grant it, it would be exactly 50 years after the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles)
Fun at the Cal Academy of Sciences
Last Friday, a few of us ventured into Golden Gate Park to check out a few things.
1.) The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival – We saw MC Hammer play a few numbers to a bunch of middle schoolers.
2.) The new California Academy of Sciences building. An incredible museum and research institution.
Obligatory photographs to follow.
