Wildlife of Mission Bay


Urban Garden


Demon Michael Jackson Cameo

A recent blog post on Forgetomori shows what appears to be the face of a modern, demon-spawn Michael Jackson in a Muhammad Ali highlight film (between 5:45 and 5:46 in the film above).

I’ve watched this several times and I can’t decide if this is a cleverly edited hoax or a case of pareidolia. [...]


Rare 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Photos

In the early morning hours of April 18th, 1908, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck just two miles southwest of San Francisco. The destructive power of the quake itself was overshadowed by the enormous fires that burned for four days and nights afterward.

In honor of the 103rd anniversary of this disaster, the San Francisco Chronicle [...]


A Dark and Stormy Night


Tuesday, Noon: All is Well

San Francisco is full of uncommon fixtures but perhaps the most unknown is the “Tuesday noon siren.”

Officially called the “Outdoor Warning System,” or OWS, it consists of 65 sirens located throughout San Francisco, including both Yerba Buena and Treasure Islands. Every Tuesday, at noon on-the-dot, the sirens scream out in unison for 15 seconds. [...]


The Fragility of Our Telephone System

Life is full of things we take for granted and, often, we don’t realize how much we need and rely upon them until they disappear. Thousands of people got a dose of harsh reality on April 9th when vandals sabotaged AT&T telephone cables in the Silicon Valley.

Yes, that’s right: vandals and sabotage.

Apparently, whoever [...]