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Tag Archives: san francisco
(If) You’re Going to San Francisco
There’s a type of Sonoman that I never thought I’d become. The one that brags to visiting friends, “…Another thing that’s so bloody great about Sonoma is how close we are to the City. Heck, we can go anytime we want!” But we don’t.
The City in this scenario, of course, is San Francisco – that [...]
Posted in Blog, Column: Published Weekly in the Sonoma Index-Tribune Also tagged commute, golden gate bridge, sonoma 1 Comment
Pray to the Tray
I was riding a Golden Gate Transit ferry dubbed “Marin” (though a tourist was performing a portside re-christening of the vessel as “One Margarita Too Many”) and I noticed this beverage tray fixed between a pair of seats. What struck me as interesting about it, beyond its utilitarian aesthetic, was the fact that the designer [...]
Posted in Blog Also tagged eric wilson, ferry, odes, simulated woodgrain, universal life church 1 Comment
A Toast to Prohibition
Today, Dec. 5, should be declared a local holiday. No, it is not “a date that shall live in infamy,” nor is it the day “Happiness is a Warm Gun” became sadly ironic for the man who sang it (those dark days are Dec. 7 and Dec. 8, respectively). This, the 339th day of the [...]
Posted in Column: Published Weekly in the Sonoma Index-Tribune Also tagged 18th amendment, 21st amendment, beer, brewery, Plaza Liquors, prohibition Leave a comment
Sonoma Inn (San Francisco Edition) literally bites