Tagged: San Francisco

An Unforgettable Fire

California is burning again and the devastation is incomprehensible. The entire town of Paradise was leveled in the Camp Fire. Seventy-one known deaths and over 1,000 people are unaccounted for as of 11/16. I can’t even wrap my head around that. My heart is broken for the families who have lost loved ones (or haven’t been able to locate them),...

A Good Photo Editor On Your Marketing Team Is EVERYTHING

My old commute included a daily walk between the Ferry Building and my office near the Dragon’s Gate entrance to Chinatown. Walking to work one morning, I noticed some lightpost banners from Northwestern University, advertising their offerings in Digital Media and Engineering at the San Francisco campus. The banners highlight San Francisco icons like they were pulled straight from Val...

Leaving Neverland

One month ago I crammed my Subaru to the rafters and Dos Gatos Locos and I left “Neverland”. (Aside: I frequently refer to the Bay Area—and San Francisco in particular—as Neverland, because it always has been a place that allowed for play and experimentation, no matter what your age or background. Up until a few years ago the “Neverland” aspect...

Strange Limbo

I am at the point in my planned relocation to North Carolina where I’m marking my remaining time in the San Francisco Bay Area in weeks, even days. Today I sent my property manager notification of my intended departure date (we had talked previously about my plan to move, so it will not be a surprise). As I had given...

My Favorite Season

In San Francisco, the beginning of Autumn is heralded not by the sight of fallen leaves, but by the sight of fallen candy corn.

Stuff I Saw Recently: Sunrise Edition

“…as the seasons roll on by.” Now that we’re half way through summer, the days are getting shorter and I’m starting to see the sunrise again each morning, as I wait for the ferry. Last Wednesday there was a crazy reflection of the rising sun off of some of the buildings in San Francisco. The rose-gold was stunning, though neither...