Sunshine and Rainbows: Your favorite Willie Nelson cover
For those who are new, Sunshine and Rainbows is basically the blogging version of a tranquilizer dart. A few years ago, after several particularly discouraging fights in the comments, I started coming...
View ArticleSome of my best friends are Dodgers fans …
Photo by a Dodgers fan, who was nice about taking this picture. At Dodgers Stadium in 1995. Everyone’s in their seats so it must be the fifth inning. I remember the first call to my mother, after...
View ArticleOne final order of Giants business: bring back Johnnie LeMaster
I collect baseball cards, if you can call it that. My collection is small, very predictable and valuable only to another irony-loving San Francisco Giants fan. The card display on my desk at the San...
View ArticleThe story behind your SFGate avatar
Last year, I wrote a post called “The story behind your SFGate screen name.” It was a throwaway last-minute thing, and I wasn’t particularly optimistic about the results. I figured the regulars might...
View ArticleParenting and the perfect moment
On our family vacation this year, we were lucky enough to go to Kauai, site of our honeymoon and location of many happy summer vacations with our kids. We were extra lucky for two reasons: 1) a close...
View ArticleSuper Crafty Costume Contest — The winners are here!
. Congratulations to the victorious in this year’s Super-Crafty Halloween Costume Contest V! This handmade costume contest is pretty much impossible to judge. I received a lot of help from Mike...
View ArticleDo you tell non-fiction bedtime stories?
. My sister informed me a few years ago that she was telling her children “Uncle Peter” stories. Tales from our childhood that didn’t seem very adventurous at the time, but somehow kept her kids’...
View ArticleKid-friendly athletes of the Bay Area
I wrote a story earlier this week about Albie Pearson, a 1950s San Francisco Seals baseball player who was 5-foot-5 and exuded wholesomeness, and was beloved by Bay Area kids of the era. That story...
View ArticleIs this the best mall Santa photo ever?
We’ve seen our fair share of Santa photos here at the Poop. But the one above just might be the best we’ve come across. Currently making the rounds on Facebook (218,107 likes and counting), it comes...
View ArticleIn defense of Valentine’s Day …
I’ve spent most of my life disliking Valentine’s Day. Before I say something nice about Feb. 14, let me list the holiday’s transgressions: 1) It was shaped and nurtured by a greeting card company. 2)...
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