The Bane

Today's thoughts have to do with cell phones, society and um.. fog. But first - Christmas is coming and signs of it can already be seen as I get a sighting of the famous San Francisco Xmas Muni buses. I wish I could have gotten a closer shot, but alas..

On my walk to the bus stop heading home, I saw two things of interest. The first was a public service where the City of San Francisco is willing to post your face on one of the concrete pillars that support the highway offramps. You can see one of the place holders to the right there.. don't know why one needs to be wearing a bow tie..

The other interesting sight was a home for rent. Obviously it has seen some use, and the location wasn't great. But you can see many of these homes as you pass south of Market Street.

I'm sure with a little newspaper and perhaps a sleeping bag or two, this can provide shelter for one in need.

On a serious note, if you ever have a chance to pick up "Street Sheet", it is well with the dollar donation. Here you will see/read a perspective of the news that one does not get from the main stream garbage put out. I honestly relate better to the perspectives and beliefs in "The Street" better then most main stream media..

Have I mentioned that it was really foggy on the way home yesterday?

This is a shot from GG Bridge looking back at the city.

No, you can not see the city. Not even a little bit.
It was very foggy. Here is another shot taken as we entered the headlands. usually if it is very foggy in the city, it makes for a beautiful and often dramatic setting as one hits Marin.

I wish I had a better shot of the wave of fog that washes over the headlands into the bay.. it is truly spectacular. It will have to wait for another time.

Here is a look at Tiburon as we approach the Mill valley exit off 101. The sunlight reflecting off people's windows sometimes looks like fire.

And it was a beautiful day.

Some of you may be wondering how I got to space on Wednesday's commute. Well, a little known fact is that there is a space shuttle in Mill Valley, right off the 101 exit to Muir Woods/Stinson Beach that also is one of the three Mill Valley exits that I can think of heading north on 101.

With the space shuttle so close at hand - it is a wonder that more people are not finding themselves in space..

And now the reasoning behind the title to this blog: cell phone use on the bus. I have noticed that traffic and cell phone use get busy incrementally. First traffic increases and then cell phone use increases. One woman must have called 10 different times on the trip home.. and being privileged enough to listen in on her conversations, I was able to pick up on this priceless advise she gave to one of her children:

"Help yourself to something that looks like dinner."

And now, the whole reason I make the commute. Because of the family it helps support.

This is a shot of our home on Beryl Street.

There was a crooked house.
Upon a crooked mile.
And never again will we wonder why.
Mona Lisa has a crooked smile.


And here are my beautiful children and our dog, Sam. Sam is the brown blur in the lower right corner - he was quite excited to see me. Jonah, my son, is pointing to what I refer to as Halloween Spiders. They are big spiders that make a stereotypical halloween web.

Robyn is checking the mail.

I'll end with three photos. The first Jonah took upon my arrival home - so technically, it is still part of my commute (I wasn't quite home). It is such a beautiful shot of the sky, and as one can guess from this blog, I'm a sucker for a beautiful sky.

The second Robyn took of our neighbor Paul's house. He passed away at the beginning of this year.

He was a very friendly man who on more then one occasion mentioned he was ready to go.

And lastly, a bumper sticker on our car.

Have a nice day!