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All Creative Work Is Derivative


I love this video by Nina Paley (of Sita Sings the Blues fame).

Moving mural on Pine Street

Route 66 moving truck
Route 66 moving truck on Pine Street

Now this is what I call an incentive plan

Salt Lick Bar-B-Que Stock Options T-shirt
I bought this shirt for the blog post (thanks Salt Lick!)

Jackhammer stencil art

Jackhammer sidewalk stencil art in San Francisco
Perfectly positioned on Polk between Pine and Bush

Update: I finally discovered that the jackhammer stencils all over San Francisco were an obscure promo for Public Works, a gallery/club venue opening at the time.

Point Richmond and the Golden State Model Railroad Museum

Point Richmond is one of those corners of the Bay Area that I’ve never had a chance to explore. So on Sunday Stephanie and I hopped in a Zipcar and headed in that direction. First we stopped at the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park and took an impromptu walking tour around the waterfront and various exhibits. It was overcast and at times very windy, but it was also nice to be out and moving our legs.

Our next stop was the Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline. We walked down to Ferry Point, the original western terminus of Santa Fe’s transcontinental line. Here, freight train cars were loaded onto barges to complete the journey to San Francisco.

Point Richmond Ferry Point

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