Dig
The Dig
Digan lo que Digan
The Village People
El Embarcadero
No
Nieto
Jack London
Prov.14:15
"The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going."
“In 1707 the
silver-mining town of Zacatecas, which lay near the center of Mexico, was
excited by an announcement that would convert their drowsy rural place into a
city of some importance.
‘The Franciscans
are finally going to build a college here!’ran the rumors. ‘We’re to be
headquarters for all the north.’ ‘They’ve started to dig!’”~~~James A. Michener:
TEXAS, Ch2 The Mission
Misión San Francisco Solano
Opposite the Northeast corner of the plaza is the Mission San Francisco
Solano. Built in 1823, this was the 21st and last of the Franciscan(Sonoma)
The Ferry Building on The Embarcadero at Market Street
Jack London
Ferry Building and Embarcadero, San Francisco, California at Dusk . Taken from Hyatt Hotel during January
Marrow: 3. The inmost, choicest, or
essential part; pith: “I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life”~~~Thoreau
Lombard Street in San Francisco is often called the most crooked street
in the world. Actually, it's the second crookedest, but San Francisco
has the number one street as well!
Mart:1.A market; trading center: “London was the true mart where abilities of every
kind were sure of meeting distinction and reward.”~~~Goldsmith
A grand Victorian at 1701 Franklin in San Francisco's Pacific Heights neighborhood sold on Feb.
“I didn’ know
that. Of course, gins aren’t that important to Sea Island.”~~~ James A.
Michener: TEXAS, Ch.9 Loyalties
“I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life”~~~Thoreau
“I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life”~~~Thoreau
Grace Cathedral in San Francisco is a sister cathedral to Paris' Notre Dame.
Marshal:To enlist and organize:
“our interests in marshalling the French colonies
against Germany”~~~Winston Churchill
Don’t
you miss the days when Karl the Fog used to greet us every morning? Now
his cousin, Jeffrey the Rain, has taken what feels like a permanent
pitstop over the city. But it’s hard to complain about rainy weather
(because, yes, we need it), and the bright side is that it makes for a
perfect excuse to cozy up with a good book this weekend.
San
Francisco has been home to many great writers throughout the decades,
and at the same time, its charm has also inspired many writers to make
it the backdrop of their novels. While many people think Jack Kerouac’s On the Road is the only San Francisco classic, in fact it’s only one of many.
Church of Scientology of San Francisco
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