Sunday, August 20, 2006

Levi's 12-step program

Well, if my calculations are correct, these are actually steps 14-19. Update: The nickname is "Boopenator," not "Poopinator," so you can all just relax about him being tormented later about embarrassing appellations.

CNET HQ


CNET HQ
Originally uploaded by stshank.
CNET Networks' gleaming new self-promotional front-courtyard sculpture. The walls and overhead Ethernet cables employ the same orange.

Monday, August 14, 2006

Kids these days

Overheard while walking the dog:

Child No. 1, while looking into bucket: "I'll take one bite of it for 20 bucks."

Child No. 2, one of three audience members: "What's in it?"

Child No. 1: "Cactus, water, grass, and snails."

Wednesday, August 09, 2006

cautionary tale


cautionary tale
Originally uploaded by stshank.
If you put the white wine in the freezer to chill, take it out sometime before the next day.

Tuesday, August 08, 2006

free-standing Levi


free-standing Levi
Originally uploaded by stshank.
In the last couple days, he learned how to stand up without hanging onto a prop. Props!

Sunday, August 06, 2006

matillia poppy


matillia poppy
Originally uploaded by stshank.
Tamir's matillia poppy, aka fried egg.

Wednesday, August 02, 2006

angel trumpet furled


angel trumpet furled
Originally uploaded by stshank.
Some blossoms of angel's trumpet, aka datura, before blooming. Don't eat it.

Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Levi by the fridge


Levi by the fridge
Originally uploaded by stshank.
He can stand up with assistance, and as of July 31, with no assistance! Well, for 5 or 8 seconds anyway.

Sunday, July 30, 2006

TJS


TJS
Originally uploaded by stshank.
After a trip to the Hair Cuts Room in El Cerrito.

Tuesday, July 25, 2006

St. Finn Barr of the Murk


St. Finn Barr
Originally uploaded by stshank.
The Sunnyside's Catholic church, lurking in the soupy fog.

Sunday, July 23, 2006

separated at birth


separated at birth
Originally uploaded by stshank.
Richard (formerly Rick) reunited with his long-lost sibling, Domokun, a Japanese satellite TV mascot.

Saturday, July 22, 2006

jaggies


jaggies
Originally uploaded by stshank.
A n unfriendly looking plant next to the Sunnyside Conservatory.

Thursday, July 20, 2006

One misty moisty morning


water droplets (Large)
Originally uploaded by stshank.
When cloudy was the weather, I chanced upon a Mini Cooper with peculiar water droplet patterns on the roof. Why does this happen?

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Front-end loaded


Front-loaded
Originally uploaded by stshank.
Levi was leaning forward for some reason while swinging at Stella's birthday party at Dolores Park.

Sunday, July 16, 2006

Trinity anniversary


Trinity anniversary
Originally uploaded by stshank.
This is a picture I took in June at a plant nursery in Santa Fe. I'm posting it in recognition of the 61st anniversary of the Trinity Test.