Richard Walker

"Inspired by irritability, impatience and disgust, this is a bald attempt to re-frame the debate (such as it is.) Excuse me Senator McCain but you seem to forget all of history’s lessons as completely as you forget what your own position was recently. I am in favor of a senility test for the Senate, frankly. As far a the tired old canard “unit cohesion would suffer” goes, I refer you to the Israeli compulsory military service and to World War II. Those serving in the former are quite cohesive (thank you very much) and the latter had plenty of closeted military personnel serving with honor. Let’s move on to Britain where one of the greatest minds in Mathematics and cryptology, Alan Turing, died much too young as a result of ignorant and horrific treatment by the British government. It should be noted that last year an official apology was issued by the British government concerning the treatment of Mr. Turing. Next to him in the “bad” column I’ll place Anthony Blunt, who you might say... more... - Richard Walker from Bookmarklet

Interesting. Thanks for sharing, R. - Derrick

"These [World War II] leaders also continued to justify segregating whites and blacks as necessary for unit cohesion and morale." http://www.crf-usa.org/brown-v... - Betsy #TeamMonique

"In this case a friend of mine Mark B. had his gmail account compromised this morning and clever scammers tried to turn this into a large cash payoff. After I poked around and found the number for his business online, I got him on the phone. As it turns out, Mark was fine in Sacramento, and had taken back his gmail account and was busy taking back control of his Facebook account as well. Meanwhile, the scammer had created a new gmail account with a very similar name and continued his desperate plea for cash. The original appeal: I’m writing this with tears in my eyes,I came down here to London,England for a short vacation and i was mugged at gun point last night at the park of the hotel where i lodged all cash,credit cards and cell were stolen off me.I am even owing the hotel here,and the hotel manager won’t let me leave until i settle the hotel bills now am freaked out.So i have limited access to emails for now, please i need you to lend me some money so i can make arrangements and... more... - Richard Walker from Bookmarklet

"Can you cook well despite never having been formally trained? Gordon Ramsay (the asshole British celebrity chef behind Hells Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares) and the producers of The Biggest Loser are looking for the best amateur chefs, passionate foodies and the ultimate dinner party hosts and hostesses to participate in an “inspirational” new TV series, “Masterchef.” If chosen for this show, you’ll get to develop your cooking skills while mentored and encouraged by the judges ala The Biggest Loser (so we hope Gordon keeps his mouth shut) The Masterchef series was first a hit in the UK in 1990 and has recently garnered high ratings in Australia. It’s being described as a culinary American Idol. The show goes on a “nationwide search for the best amateur chef in America.” The San Francisco casting call takes place at Sur La Table on Maiden Lane in San Francisco on January 24, 2010 from 11am to 4pm. Fort he audition you’ll have to bring one prepared dish to serve to the judges at room... more... - Richard Walker from Bookmarklet

Rochelle loves Gordon convo. from last March http://friendfeed.com/lovefes... - Richard Walker

"Here’s the shocking video of Miley singing live on the Today show. Fair warning - this has already been “fixed in post” on official outlets, and is a typical candidate for take-down. Enjoy while you can. Schadenfreude at its best. It’s worse than bad… catastrophic, tragic, and hilarious. There is no Santa Claus and your precious Miley can’t sing. Way to go, parents! How much did you pay for those tickets? Let’s try not to confuse “autotune” with singing ability, shall we?" - Richard Walker from Bookmarklet

ANYONE HERE? - Richard Walker

Ppl may not know even if you HATE google reader and gmail, you should still do a Google profile and Contacts too possibly, so you can see your graph and use "social search"... Anyway that's it I've really gotta get away thanks everyone regardless! - Richard Walker

"This right here is a task comparable only to hauling a powerful ring to the fires of Mordor. What are we talking about? A new site called Every Bar In San Francisco, which plans on visiting every bar in San Francisco for at least one drink. Check it: After years of hearing that San Francisco allegedly has more bars per capita than any other U.S. city, I have decided to see if one person can actually drink at every bar in the City. I’m going neighborhood by neighborhood, skipping only wine bars and restaurants, and hopefully having some amazing booze fueled adventures on the way. This is the kind of new year's resolution we enjoy. EBISF dives right in with the Tenderloin (arguably the best neighborhood in SF in which to imbibe, they define the hood as bordered by Geary on the North, Van Ness on the West, Market on the South, and Powell on the East.) They will, fortunately, skip bars that charges a cover, have a dance floor or a DJ lounge, and "doesn’t sell hard liquor, or expects one... more... - Richard Walker from Bookmarklet

We are quite aware we are a bawdy gold-rush party town. Bring your hard-earned ore and try not to get Shanhai-ed. I live a few short blocks from the notorious old Barbary Coast bar where that did really happen. - Richard Walker

"The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is having a 75th Anniversary Celebration with a free weekend of special programs Free admission Saturday, January 16, 11:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. Sunday and Monday, January 17 and 18, 11:00 a.m. – 5:45 p.m. SFMOMA’s anniversary year kicks off with three free days of special programs. Throughout the weekend, enjoy: * 75 gallery talks led by members of the Bay Area creative community * Installations by artists Bill Fontana and Allison Smith * The debut of our new multimedia tour * Saturday evening performances with headliner Matmos * A Sunday family day with activities and film screenings * Special menus from Caffè Museo and Blue Bottle Coffee and delicious snacks from some of the city’s finest street food carts, parked outside the building on Minna Street * Your tweets and Flickr photos projected on our walls (tag them sfmoma75) * An inspired collection of new products at the MuseumStore * The Backstory and Overlook Lounges, where you can relax, have a bite to eat, and get a peek at how exhibitions are installed" - Richard Walker from Bookmarklet

I haven't been back since The Fiasco. http://bit.ly/80cYr6 - Richard Walker

"A specialized service such as lighting equipment rental is often subject to cold calls from self-important, ill-behaved people who expect that name-dropping over the phone will get them special treatment. Should Miss Liebowitz’s assistant phone without a referral, and attempt to throw his weight around, he’ll likely be referred to Mr. Redhill. Mr. Redhill is frequently out of the office, but he is the only person that can handle difficult would-be clients, and it’s important that they keep trying his number. When Mr. Redhill rings everyone at the shop chuckles." - Richard Walker from Bookmarklet

"Almost a year ago, I won an Oscar for writing Milk, a film about a famous gay-rights pioneer. My acceptance speech was a call for gay rights that got me lots of attention and plenty of hate mail. Then last summer, my film was banned by the college in the small Midwestern town where I was scouting my next project. It would have stayed that way, if not for an unlikely coalition of conservative local leaders, students, and a gay kid in short-shorts who fought to get the film its due—and gave the town some hope. While scouting in West Michigan last spring, I was led to the small city of Holland, a picturesque hamlet with strong Dutch roots, and the place where I would start pre-production on my directorial debut—my first project since Milk. I packed up and moved there last August. The sun was warm and the reception from the town even warmer. I hadn’t run across such courteous people since I left Texas when I was 13 years old. As I drove down College Avenue, I passed a school. The sign... more... - Richard Walker from Bookmarklet

Twitter experiment underway. 5 bites so far. http://twitter.com/#search... - Richard Walker

"Newly installed bar manager at Absinthe, Carlos Yturria (formerly of Range, Bacar and Rye), has come up with several specialty cocktails for the board in his first weeks on duty. Our favorite is this wintry take on a whiskey sour, which includes one of the best and most unsung cocktail fruits of the season, the kumquat. Shortly this drink will be replaced on the menu by a milk punch with rum, cinnamon, and brandied cherry juice, so hurry if you want to try this, or try replicating it at home. The Piccadilly 1 kumquat 2 oz. Dickel Tennessee Whisky 0.5 oz fresh lemon and lime juice 0.5 ounce simple syrup Dash Pernod Absinthe Muddle kumquat and combine remaining ingredients in a mixing glass with ice & stir. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass & garnish with a slice of kumquat." - Richard Walker from Bookmarklet