Sunday Switchup: The Second Strangest Home I’ve Seen In San Francisco

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Adam Lang

I have probably walked by this building, Five Lusk Street, a couple hundred times in my years of working in SOMA. I have never, until last week, looked at it from the back, where it becomes apparent just how strange a building it actually is. From the front? Looks like a perfectly normal if ugly building. From the side? Ditto, or possibly double-ditto. But from the back?

A Very Small Flatiron Building In San Francisco

This is a condo. A 2300-square-foot condo. The end is too narrow for a normal door. And it might just be the ugliest dwelling I’ve ever laid eyes on. Not a single redeeming feature.

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Caturday Supplement: Adopted Kit-in-a-Box

Posted on June 11, 2016 by Adam Lang

I was on BART today, riding on out to the East Bay, and I kept thinking I heard meowing noises, even over the sound of the train and the audiobook I was listening to. Honestly, I thought I was going a little nuts. And then I heard someone say to a little boy, “Yes, they have kittens!” And sure enough, there was a box full of little kittens, not far away.

Kitten Peeking Through A Hole In A Carrying Box

I know, I know, it would have been a bad thing to have opened the box. But still. Kittens!

Kitten's Pink Nose Poking Through Hole In Cardboard Box

Melt.

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Dog of the Day: Bernese Mountain Dog

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Adam Lang

I’ve been a bad boy: I disappeared from my blog without notice for three days. I can only plead a very busy week, work-wise, probably the busiest since I started this job almost two years ago. Next week promises to be much more reasonable.

Anyway. It’s Friday. Have a Berner.

Bernese Mountain Dog Tied To A Parking Meter

Urban (dog) sprawl.

Bernese Mountain Dog Smiling

Ear-fur whipping in the wind.

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Dog of the Day: Pug In Stripey Shirt

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Adam Lang

He only looks depressed. In reality, he was sitting on dad’s lap out in front of a really awesome pizzeria, and (it is strongly implied) getting his share of the pizza.

Black Pug In A Red And White Striped Hoodie

Quite a getup. I wonder what it looks like with the hood pulled down?

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Sunday Switchup: Bentley the Black-Headed Caique

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Adam Lang

Look who I ran into while wandering Fillmore Street on Saturday! Bentley is a girl, and may well be older than you, at 27 years of age. I asked where the name came from, and her dad told me that he was warned that she was ‘high-maintenance’, so it seemed appropriate. Well, she’s not just happy wandering down a street in San Francisco, she’s also happy hanging out on a stranger’s finger for a minute or two, so I figure things could be worse. And so, it appears, does she.

Black Headed Caique On A Man's Finger

Everything about her is gorgeous. Including those eyes. So pretty.

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Caturday Supplement: Coy Kitty

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Adam Lang

He was snoozing in the tall grass and poked his head out when I walked by.

Tiger Tabby Cat In Long Grass

The stripe on the nose is quite unusual. Pretty too.

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Dog of the Day: Charlie the Pomeranian

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Adam Lang

Charlie is 5, and was recently quite thoroughly shorn. Hope it all grows back in okay!

Shaved Chocolate Particolor Pomeranian Stuck On His Leash

Leashes are such a hassle, especially when you have four legs.

Shaved Chocolate Particolor Pomeranian Barking At Me

The ploof on the end of the tail was magnificent.

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Double Dog Day: Harvey and Maggie the French Mastiffs

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Adam Lang

The one in the blue collar is Harvey (1 year old), and the one who is completely crazy-goofy-dorable is Maggie, who is 3. Sometimes expectations are confounded.

Two French Mastiffs, One Looking Very Goofy Indeed

Talk about a handful. That’s even more muscle mass than a pair of Berners. They take off running and you aren’t going to stand still no matter who you are.

Two French Mastiffs

I think the gentleman walking these two was actually visiting from France. You have to admire the dedication of someone who would manage to bring these two along on such a trip.

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Dog of the Day: Siberian Husky

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Adam Lang

Giant husky terrorizes Bay Bridge! Details at 11.

Siberian Husky With Bay Bridge In The Background

I didn’t catch his name, but he was a howler.

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Sunday Switchup: Funny Hat

Posted on May 29, 2016 by Adam Lang

Found in the Goorin Brothers hat store in North Beach. A very, very subtle misdirection: in case you were deceived, that is in fact an ice bucket, not a fedora.

Funny Sign

Anyone else think it’s funny? No? Oh well.

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