Clouds Over The Farallones
Updated on Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Sunset behind the Farallon Islands, off the coast of San Francisco.
Reviews and links for May 2011
Updated on Sunday, April 4, 2021
Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
3/5
The first couple of chapters are hilarious and then it's a solid, sprawling family drama with enough twists and turns to keep it interesting. I just couldn't click with any of the characters and ultimately didn't care how things turned out for any of them.
Links
- S.F. bus driver marks 40 years behind the wheel from San Francisco Bay Area News — — SFGate (A career spanning nearly three blocks of Mission ;)).
- Obama, in Europe, signs Patriot Act extension from San Francisco Bay Area News — — SFGate (Need to stage an addiction to emergency powers intervention...).
- Tornadoes, climate change, and real scientific literacy from Boing Boing (Good article).
- Mayor signs Yellow Pages law restricting distribution from San Francisco Bay Area News — — SFGate (Excellent. Now get rid of the Examiner as well.).
- Sarkozy questions 'neutral' net from BBC News - Home (Right, because someone might see a photo of someone in a burqa).
- Many baby items found to contain toxic chemicals from San Francisco Bay Area News — — SFGate (Goes up to 100% once baby has actually used them.).
- Free-floating 'planets' found that have no star from BBC News - Home (Any headed this way?).
- Preview Coming Bay Bridge Road Change With New App from KQED News Fix (Android users smart enough to drive without an app preview...).
- Clegg unveils Lords reform plans from BBC News - Home (Better idea: http://goo.gl/6RRdf).
- Pesticide bombing of Farallones mice spurs debate from San Francisco Bay Area News — — SFGate (Nooo. Send cats, then dogs, then Cthulu!).
- Worst of rain may miss Bay to Breakers from San Francisco Bay Area News — — SFGate (Fingers crossed!).
- In 3D - ants as you have never seen them before from BBC News - Home (Um, no. Unless you're a cyclops this is exactly how you see ants.).
- Magna Carta: Live! from KQED News Fix (Should really go and see this...).
- Police called as dog bites voters from BBC News - Home (It's a case of 'first past the pug').
- Photo: Obama and National Security team during Osama kill operation from Boing Boing (That looks like one lame situation room.).