It’s rare to be able to look up at the American flags atop the 345 California Building in the Financh and see that they’re hanging listlessly. Verily, October 24th, 2009 was San Francisco’s Day Without Wind.
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And this held true all the way to the evening hours way up at Twin Peaks, where people could enjoy the view without risk of hypothermia.
But, be warned. The winds will return with a quickness soon.
Oh well.
Now I say famous because, apparently, I’m the last person in town to see this thing. (And actually, I thought it was a Barack Obama kite at first, so oh well.)
Irregardless, it was an arresting sight.
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And here’s the pilot in front of City Hall, right where they filmed that Sean Penn movie:
Sail on Harvey, sail on…
This fellow is waiting at a traffic signal between the lanes on an Interstate 101 offramp somewhere in San Mateo County.
The six foot high pennants are a nice touch. Don’t leave home without them, especially when lane-splitting on a recumbent trike.
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Vaya con Dios, jinete del triciclo.
Well it’s July 14, so it must be time for another Bastille Day in San Francisco. Peter Acworth’s Kink.com famously makes pornography at the old San Francisco National Guard Armory and Arsenal down in the Mission district, but they’re never too busy to let a holiday go by without hoisting some huge flags for the occasion.
And anyway, efforts like this might serve to tamp down some of the criticism from the neighbours.
Get over to Belden Alley in the Financial District (“the financh”) sometime today to get in on the fun.
Jours heureux!
