Took Zora out for her bathroom break before bed and saw a woman with what seemed like a very nice dog who did the play bow at Zora

Me: is he friendly? Should we say hi?

His owner: oh please no, he loves other dogs so much and I just want to go to bed

😂

Look, when George W Bush dies, I really need us to not sanitize his record because now things are worse.

the man is a war criminal and did LASTING damage to public education, among many other things.

Im not walking her or feeding her and she’s punishing me by just staring at me.

And for those of us who are not at all food insecure, maybe we think about giving a little extra. They can use money a lot more than food because they can make it go further than us buying food for them.

If you're able, pick any local city or county food bank and donate.

Reminder that it’s ok to go to a food bank if you’re struggling to buy groceries. At least in my part of California, anyone at all can walk in and get stuff without proving need.

And that’s why they exist!! It’s ok to make use of them.

#oakland

Hey local friends, my friend's dog got out this afternoon, without his tags, in Oakland not too far from Highland Hospital, in I think the neighborhood we're calling Highland Terrace now.

He's a two-colored Yorkie, very friendly, answers to Max, very food motivated and fast. If you find him, please call 510-589-3786 and please share.

Zora is worried about her friend.

I made a poncho and then I decided I needed it longer. So now this is my poncho. But I liked knitting it the first time so the second time should be fine.

Spritzers, the cafe dangerously close to me that has Ethiopian food on the weekends, also has Ethiopian iced tea, which I did not realize was so delicious #alameda #sfba

So instead of making their equipment safer, PG&E is just turning off power to paying customers when there are high winds now?

I wish leaf blowers had never been invented

So with this Kelvin wave nonsense, is there a way to check to see if beaches/oceans have warnings on any given day?

I like to go to Pacifica and Ocean Beach among other places, and I don't ever want to get caught in a sneaker wave again, ever.

Anyone remember that restaurant in Oakland, I think maybe on Grand or Lakeshore and I can’t remember the name, that had a special Halloween menu ages ago? I mean like 20-25 years ago. I think it was maybe an Italian restaurant and on Halloween they made everything look like blood and brains and stuff?

I finished my overly long California ballot; ask me anything.

@alfredtwu or anyone else; do you happen to know where someone can get a Yes on RTM lawn sign? Someone asked me and obviously for them to have an impact, it should be soon.

ALSO, she is a youngish (early 30s?) Black woman who always has perfect hair, makeup, and nails.

And I found out she has another very part-time job also that she's keeping for the benefits.

This woman is a...

LONGSHOREMAN

I'm so impressed.

#alameda

Just had a long talk with the new, youngish owner of Spritzers, the cafe that now serves Ethiopian food on the weekend.

She wants to expand Ethiopian food days, make an instagram, change the name to something Ethiopian, provide Ethiopian coffee ceremonies and host community game/trivia/craft nights.

She's also putting a ton of plants in the cafe to make it look lush and green and going to change the seating all around to make it more comfortable.

I'm very excited but also they just don't get a lot of foot traffic so if you're ever near crab cove/washington park, please go there and support! (and say hi to me; it's very close to me)

I’m in line for a toad the wet sprocket concert and oh boy if you want to find white people in our early 50s, this is the place right here.

And the go fund me! https://www.gofundme.com/f/invest-in-a-fresh-start-and-bright-future-for-jorge

Here's another blog post to give you context on why I'm raising money for my former student who's getting out of prison.

https://tigerthegecko.blogspot.com/2009/04/difference-school-makes.html

RE: https://sfba.social/@Bronwyn/117366553371305601

UPDATE:

I took it off the charger for a few hours, restarted it, and tried again and it did the same thing and got stuck at 3%

Took it off for another hour, restarted, and now it's normal.

I don't want to buy another phone until I have to but maybe it's time to start thinking about what I want.