365 Photo Project - Day 207

Taken: July 26, 2010
Location: San Francisco, Ca.

Street shot of the Embarcadero in San Francisco. Can you spot the spot? Ha.

365 Photo Project - Day 206

Taken: July 25, 2010, noon
Location: Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA

I'm back.

This will be a furious return as I'm going to start chucking up photos as fast as I can put them up. I've got nearly 50 days to make up so I might have to skip some commentary now. Though I reserve the right to come back and add some words to the images later. Without further ado, though... here we go. To my regulars, please drop me a line to let me know you're still out there.

365 Photo Project - Day 73

Taken: March 14, 2010, approx. 2:20 p.m.
Location: San Francisco, Ca.


We spent the day in San Francisco, one of my favorite cities. My brother the doctor was in town for a conference and we grabbed him up from his hotel and hit the town basically. It wasn’t easy. Part of the Embaracdero was closed for some sort of street fair which made getting to the famed Ferry Building a tough prospect. We drove around for an hour before finding a lot to ransom the car while I took my bro to some of my favorite spots including Hog Island Oyster (though there was a ginormous line to get anything to eat) and Recchiuti Chocolates to sample some of their carmel and sea salt squares. Heaven on earth people. Heaven on earth.

We ended the day with a full and satisifying meal at Zuni Café where my brother and I shared the famous Zuni roasted chicken, an iconic meal in a city of food people.

It was a lovely spring day just in time for Daylight Savings, the kind that makes you dream of the longer, languid days ahead. The kind of day that gives one hope for the future.

We laughed a lot, shared bad jokes (who knew there were gynecological oncologist specific jokes) and ate and drank until we couldn’t eat or drink anymore.

All and all a great day.

My brother is a hero to me and not just because he’s my only brother and he’s smart and he’s a surgeon who deals exclusively with womens’ cancers or even that he goes to Granada a couple times a year to give free medical care to women there.

When I was diagonised with Cancer, he was still a doctor-in-training but he took charge of everything and he steered me to the best doctor we could find and he comforted my parents who were scared shitless they were going to lose me. He stepped up beyond his years in a way I will never forget.

I know he’s not the doctor who cut me open and saved my life but he made sure she could be there for me. It’s a gift I can never repay.

Even a great day in San Francisco doesn’t even come close.

This is a shot of the Ferry Building on this busy Sunday. I shot it with my K100D and edited lightly in photoshop.

S.O.L. at the Ol' Ballgame

Billy Wagner prepares to shut the door
I went to see the Mets yesterday at San Francisco's AT&T Park. The Mets were nice enough to put together a comeback victory in honor of S.O.L.'s presence, easing the painful costs of our moderately expensive seats.
(All the photos on this page were taken by me at the game and as always you can click on any photo to see it REALLY big.)

Delgado goes yard.

The best part of the game was seeing two struggling Mets (David Wright and Carlos Delgado) come through in the clutch (Delgado got the game-tying hit and Wright the game-winning one). The winning hit, by the way, came off former Mets closer Armando Benitez, who self-destructed
Happy Ending
before our eyes, a situation with which Mets fans are all too familiar.

The Mets return home Friday night to face the best team in the majors. We'll see how they measure up -- the Mets I mean.


Mets manager Willie Randolph opted to walk Barry Bonds intentionally early in the game with a two-run lead and first base open. It ended up being a good thing for the Mets who got out of the inning unscathed. Bonds, who hit no. 745 the previous night against the Mets, played a rare day game following a night game on Wednesday. He didn't go yard and actually struck out looking with the game on the line in the later innings.

More photos of my day at the ballpark.

The Mets recently all shaved their heads for good luck. Whatever works for you.

Jose Reyes bats in the second.










Mets starter John Maine warms up. Behind him is third baseman David Wright.

Meeting on the mound.



S.F. Giants closer Armando Benitez. About to give the game away....


... and David Wright about to take it.



Julio Franco bats. At age 48, he is the oldest player in the Majors.