Posts Tagged ‘south’

“No Radio” Haiku in San Francisco - A Sign of the Times

Monday, November 17th, 2008

The owner of this car that was spotted in the South of Market Area of San Francisco has multiple signs visible from all angles advertising the futility of breaking in.

Now back in the day, you could go out and buy a simple yellow “NO RADIO” sign to hang in your car. Those signs went out of fashion for whatever reason, so now there’s no excuse to not create your own haiku or senryu.

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PLEASE
DO NOT BREAK
WINDOW

I HAVE NOTHING
INSIDE
MY CAR

NO MONEY, NO
CD
NOTHING

Does this approach work?

Well, it can’t hoit.

AGING TOYOTA

CRASH, ANOTHER WINDOW GONE

SOON, WINTER ARRIVES

Try it yourself. What would you write?

I don’t have much in my life/ But take it, it’s yours

Cubix Yerba Buena Condo: Your SMALL Piece of the Big City

Friday, October 17th, 2008

A condominium on Harrison Street in the SOMA area of San Francisco for $200K-something might sound appealing to some.

Here’s what they’re saying about this new garage-free development.

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As they say, it’s not for everybody.

San Francisco’s One Rincon Hill vs. New Sheriff’s Facility - Which is Better?

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

In the left corner we have One Rincon Hill, South Tower, standing 641 feet tall. Compare that with the “New Sheriff’s Facility” jail (the “glamour slammer“) on the right.

Which building is better?

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I–my idea, when we started out was to have a, you know, rising up, in the form of an undulating, ovulating ground that you don’t get so much nowadays.”