My mother would be proud:  It’s been many a year since I’ve darkened the door of a church, but that’s just what I did on the last Sunday of 2007.  For the record, let me state that I profess no theistic beliefs, nor am I a fan of organized religion.  But the Sunday “celebrations” at […]

Posted on December 31st, 2007 by Thomas
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When sorting through holiday party invitations, you know you’re in for a real treat if the venue is a house with its own name.  You know, as in “The White House.”  The soiree I attended last night was in a house perhaps less well-known, but no less glamorous.
Specifically, it was at the “Gough House,” which sits […]

Posted on December 21st, 2007 by Thomas
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. . . to gain 50 pounds.  Or 100. 
Like most people, I’ve been making the rounds of holiday parties.  One on Thursday, two on Friday, etc.  Then of course there’s the viral effect:  On Saturday I had only one soiree on the agenda, but I ran into friends who kidnapped me and led me to yet […]

Posted on December 17th, 2007 by Thomas
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Ah, the glamour of city life:  The elegant manifestations of culture, the glittering cocktail parties, the sophistication of one’s fellow urban denizens.   These are the reasons one lives in a major city, yes?  They were a big part of the draw for me, particularly when I was growing up on my family’s farm, dreaming of […]

Posted on December 13th, 2007 by Thomas
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San Francisco abounds with unique and unusual things to do, which typically does not include something as traditional as on opera.  But operas can be innovatively suprising, as I discovered recently.  Tuesday night was the final installment of  my San Francisco Opera mini-subscription, and this time it was Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress.  I’ve always found […]

Posted on December 6th, 2007 by Thomas
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I had the most surreal experience yesterday.   I sometimes forget my human limitations, and consequently have been known to overlook minor necessities such as sleep.  This happened recently, so I found myself dozing off as I rode a MUNI bus down Geary Avenue in San Francisco.  Off to dreamland I went, where I was transported to Hawaii, frolicking […]

Posted on December 4th, 2007 by Thomas
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As long as I’m playing entertainment critic, I might as well throw in my review of the latest Coen brothers movie, “No Country for Old Men,” which I saw last night at the Bridge Theater here in SF.  I give the film two very enthusiastic thumbs up.  I have two thumbs, so I’m allowed to do […]

Posted on December 2nd, 2007 by Thomas
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