Another gorgeous day, hot and muggy for San Francisco. Sat out after work at Papa Tobis and had a nice cold one, taking in the people streaming in and out of City College Mission Campus, two young guys arguing over a scrabble game what words are slang or not, and two old guys working through some intense math, brows furrowed, and hair -- wow one of 'em put Einstein to shame, actually well it was a little more controlled, but very bushy.

critical mass in pittsburg

book review the club dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte. cool dark, atmospheric book about a unscrupulous finder of antique and rare books, who gets in a little over his head when he takes a couple jobs to find out if a manuscript and a book are forgeries. It's an interesting look at the book world and who occupies it -- not quite who you'd think! The book resembles name of the rose in it's slow uncovery of arcane facts, and strange occurences. It perhaps is somewhat marred by its ending, but not enough for me NOT to reccommend it.

today is one of those days that it is a joy to ride my bicycle to work. perfect 70sh temperature, light breeze, blue skies, lovely smell in the air. now if i could rid the streets of cars... ok, yes i don't like cars, or i should say i don't like the overwhelming prominence that cars have in our lives. only the computer and the tv have equal or greater claims on our lives i think. not that i don't like driving -- in fact this would be a pretty nice day to drive -- if one was out in the country or a small town somewhere, bored and wanting to explore some.

the other kind of day that is my favorite day is, somewhat preversly, when it is pooring with rain. no idea why. must be my anglo-irish blood inheritance.

speaking of bicycles, this month is the 10th anniversary of critical mass. check out www.talkfastrideslow.org. they got some great posters commerating the date. got to think of something to hand out on the ride.