Ran across this interesting article on quality of living rankings in the world. The U.S. doesn’t do so well, although I was happy to see that San Francisco made the list.
Wiggum’s Photos
September 29, 2008 at 7:04 am (Images, Websites)
I don’t know Wiggum03, but he takes some of the most wonderful photos I’ve ever come across. His San Francisco photos are wonderful and come as close as any I’ve seen to showing the true beauty of the city.
iTunes is playing The Green Fields Of France (featuring Josh Haden) (Exclusive Amazon MP3 Track) from the album “The Green Fields Of France (featuring Josh Haden) (Exclusive Amazon MP3 Version)” by Charlie Haden
London from above, at night – from Boston.com
September 2, 2008 at 9:57 am (Images, Travel, Websites)
Beautiful photos of London at night: London from above, at night – The Big Picture – Boston.com
Radioshift is streaming KFOG live
Arthur Frommer: A tribute to Canada
August 22, 2008 at 11:55 am (Travel, Websites, Writing)
Most people that live in the USA have a pretty high opinion of the place, and while it is a pretty wonderful country to live in, there are other spots on the planet worth a visit. Instead, Americans (a misnomer by the way, since there are non-USA North Americans as well as the residents of those Americas south of Mexico) tend to bash places they think are inferior to home. Canada in particular gets a bad rap from people in this country and I can’t for the life of me figure out why. In the few times I’ve visited Canada I’ve always found it to be a wonderful country, full of wonderful people.
This morning I ran across this piece from Arthur Frommer and thought it was a nice read.
Oh Canada!
iTunes is playing The Fix from the album “The Seldom Seen Kid” by Elbow
Are You Good With World Accents?
August 22, 2008 at 9:57 am (Travel, Websites)
Think you can tell where people are from just their accent? Then give this quiz a try.
Radioshift is streaming KFOG
Cities By Foot
August 22, 2008 at 9:49 am (Travel, Websites)
Ran across Cities By Foot in an e-mail from the San Francisco Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. It’s sponsored by Crocs, but looks like it has some pretty good touristy info for the few cities it covers. The important thing, of course is that it includes San Francisco.
Enjoy.
Radioshift is streaming KFOG
Walkscore
July 17, 2008 at 9:34 am (Travel, Websites)
Have you ever heard of Walkscore.com? Neither had I until this morning when I heard that they ranked my favorite city the most walkable city in the US. 17 neighborhoods in the city are considered walkers paradises.
Here’s a quote from the website:
“The top 17 neighborhoods in San Francisco are Walkers’ Paradises. 90% of San Francisco residents have a Walk Score of 70 or above. 99% have a Walk Score of at least 50—and 1% live in Car-Dependent neighborhoods.”
Radioshift is streaming KFOG live from “The Most Walkable City in America“
Understand the Housing Crisis with the Help of This American Life
May 16, 2008 at 7:00 am (History, News, Websites)
This American Life details and breaks down the housing crisis with a show called “The Giant Pool of Money“
Click here to link to the MP3 file. It’s also available for streaming through iTunes
iTunes is playing Sweet Toffee from “Listen” by Moodorama
KFOG Kaboom 2008
May 16, 2008 at 6:48 am (Images, Music, Travel, Websites)
Every year, KFOG in San Francisco puts on a huge fireworks show called KFOG Kaboom. It’s always amazing and and you can click here to view the video of this year’s show.
iTunes is playing Falling By the Wayside from “As Far As the Eye Can See” by People In Planes
Current Book – Window Seat
February 15, 2008 at 7:57 am (Travel, Websites, Writing)
Window Seat: Reading the Landscape From the Air
Interesting book
iTunes is playing So May It Secretly Begin from the album “Still Life (Talking)” by Pat Metheny
