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Recent & Random, SF.
Detail of the drawbridge over Islais Creek Channel near 3rd St & Marin St. (Played with the color) There's still a whisper of shipping in...

Mike Doyle
Sep 29, 20191 min read
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In SF, You Can Have Monkey Brains Delivered To Your Home.
Monkey Brains is a local internet service provider in San Francisco. They combined their memorable name with a memorable painting on the...

Mike Doyle
Sep 24, 20191 min read
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Art Finds A Way.
A little artistic expression seen in the grittier section of Sutro Heights Park today.

Mike Doyle
Sep 22, 20191 min read
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Note To Self: Explore Freelance Proofreading Market.
Today on Clement Street near 24th Avenue.

Mike Doyle
Sep 21, 20191 min read
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Recent & Random in SF.
Fisherman crossing Market Street, headed toward the Ferry Building public piers. Baptismal font in historic St. Patrick's church near...

Mike Doyle
Sep 19, 20191 min read
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Another Self-Guided Tour in SF.
In Civic Center Plaza looking toward SF City Hall across the street.

Mike Doyle
Sep 19, 20191 min read
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Ever Hear "Hot Lunch!" Over the Muni PA System?
When a passenger vomits on an SF Muni underground car and/or platform, the call for a custodian to respond is shorthanded to "Hot Lunch."...

Mike Doyle
Sep 9, 20191 min read
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"The Al Capone View" Of SF.
This was the view from an historic F-line streetcar I rode down Market Street this week. I don't know what's up with the metal grating,...

Mike Doyle
Sep 7, 20191 min read
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Who Couldn't Use A Little Help Fighting Their Demons?
You're looking at a pair of tomb guardians, from China during the Tang dynasty (618-907). These two love their work protecting the dearly...

Mike Doyle
Sep 5, 20191 min read
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Landfill. The Original SF Gentrification.
Before the Gold Rush, there was less San Francisco and more Bay. Early on one of the more popular filling materials were the hundreds of...

Mike Doyle
Aug 31, 20191 min read
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The Gardener Has Never Been Found.
Can you be too verdant? Yes, yes you can. Seen on Shrader near the Panhandle.

Mike Doyle
Aug 29, 20191 min read
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SF Bumper Sentiment Of The Day.
Real men don't wash their cars either. As seen off 3rd Street & Cesar Chavez.

Mike Doyle
Aug 28, 20191 min read
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Mission Street Store Fronts.
Recently on outer Mission Street, San Francisco.

Mike Doyle
Aug 22, 20191 min read
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Mike Doyle
Aug 22, 20190 min read
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Soup To Nuts. Warhol At MOMA.
Campbell's was the soup. Nixon was nuts. Here are a few outtakes from the Andy Warhol exhibit at the SF Museum of Modern Art. (Scroll...

Mike Doyle
Aug 20, 20191 min read
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It Was A Static Display. Then One Of The Exhibits Crapped.
Saturday afternoon at the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park. Just me and countless screaming kids. There was a special:...

Mike Doyle
Aug 18, 20191 min read
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The Day The Meadow Died.
Damaged turf, cut from the Polo Field in Golden Gate Park, lies discarded after the Outside Lands Music Festival.

Mike Doyle
Aug 18, 20191 min read
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War Is Ugly. Its Monuments Are Beautiful.
The Veterans building opened in 1932, and its upper floors housed the Museum of Modern Art for more than 60 years. Here are some details...

Mike Doyle
Aug 17, 20191 min read
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City Gardening: Restaurant Category
Kegs as planters. Outside restaurant on Irving near 19th Avenue in the Sunset.

Mike Doyle
Aug 16, 20191 min read
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City Gardening: Coastal Category
Palm trees, surfboards -- and fog. As seen on 45th Avenue and Ortega in the Sunset District.

Mike Doyle
Aug 13, 20191 min read
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