Time Out of Mind - STEFAN KLEIN

This is a fantastic Op-Ed piece I just read in the NYT today. Slow down, people. You're missing the point. Hippocritical of course, because I'm writing this with hands shaky from the coffee I drank to fuel me through another go-go-go Friday. But, still, it's a valid point, and one that I hope to be able to follow a little more every day.

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Obama Claims Delegate Lead

Has Obama really passed Hillary? Could the person I voted for ACTUALLY be winning? That never happens. Technically, that has never happened. But that would just be too good to be true. Right? Why should a good candidate actually prevail? Why should someone who seems to be able to unite a country divided across all manner of fault lines actually move towards the position where he might actually be able to make a difference?

But it appears that Obama passed Hillary sometime this morning in actual delegate totals, 847 - 834. So I'm going to hold off celebrating. But I'm pretty damn pleased. It's not over. But it's moving in the right direction.

Super Tuesday, Superlicious

It's hard to feel the hysteria from my couch. But I can tell it's there, somehow. I get the sense that big wheels are in motion, and that's refreshing. Someone is stirring the pot. Which to me is always preferable to letting things simmer. Change is good. Even if it's not necessarily the right change. It's still an impetus; an excuse for people to get up off their ass and do something different, even if it's just to object to the change. Which some people I'm sure think is ludicrous. But otherwise we stagnate. And I can't think of anything worse than that.

Argh, Get your volunteer jones on, matey

So I had my volunteer "interview" at 826 Valencia today. 826 is the brainchild of Dave Eggers (Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, What is the What, etc.) that works with the SF public school system to do tutoring and writing workshops. Plus, the front looks like a pirate supply store. Which means essentially that I can now say I (kind of) work at a (kind of) pirate supply store. Which isn't something that just anyone can lay claim to. Nope, not if they live in this century. Or have a time machine.

Hiphopopotamus Rhymenocerous

Gangster-folk crossover warning!
Randomness is genius. Flight of the Conchords are random. Thus, genius. Wait, that's not always true. But this is good.

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Blue Bottle Coffee Cafe

The ever-delicious, always-obsessive roasters at Blue Bottle Coffee Co. finally opened their little cafe in Mint Plaza, in the financial district. I can't wait to try a cup of their one-cup-at-a-time, hand-stirred drip coffee, made on their $20,000 siphon bar coffee maker, imported from Japan. Something about people truly mastering their craft that really restores faith in working for the love of it. James Freeman allegedly practiced stirring with his handmade bamboo paddle for weeks before he made his first pot. Now that's love.

At last, a $20,000 Cup of Coffee

Blue Bottle Cafe, 66 Mint St. (at Jessie Street), San Francisco; (415) 495-3394. 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Sat., and 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Sun. No reservations.

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World Clock/Countdown

This is scary. Helps to keep in mind that the world is a big place. Really big.

World Clock