Dan Markham

Ritual Refelction - 3 (on flickr)

I am lucky.

On my last trip to Ritual Roasters, in The Mission neighborhood of San Francisco, I bought a bag of the Cup of Excellence winner, El Salvador Finca Matalapa and re-connected with an aquaintence I made through Ecco Café a long time ago. He was nice enough to grant me access to a fresher batch of the Matalapa and also, upon inquiring as to what his favorite coffee of the moment was, handed me a bag of their Finca Mareno, Santa Barbara, Honduras.

Like I said, I’m lucky.

I’m enjoying both and promised feedback, which I intend to give as soon as I am able.

How to Blog (on flickr)

Some people have those insipid inspirational posters …

… I have slide #13 of Merlin Mann’s presentation, “How to Blog”. It’s been web-clipped to my MacBook’s Dashboard for easy access and serendipitous evocation.

Pizzaria Delfina Composite (click image to enlarge)

We had not been to Delfina Pizzaria in some time but found it, in all ways, the same as it ever was: with a bundle of names on the chalkboard reflecting both the impressive crowd of people waiting out front and the intimidating wait time given by the hostess and the pizza — hell, all the food, really — justifying both.

You can also see the image at flickr.

Awesome

Blue Bottle Corner - 3

It’s hot in San Francisco. Time for a New Orleans Style Iced Coffee at Blue Bottle.

I was struck by how the sun, at it’s late afternoon/early evening angle, was creating such a stark contrast between two adjacent sides of the building. … read more …

Letters & Numbers @ El Rio 9/3/08 - 13

There are more photos to be had and Letters & Numbers has a home on the web as well.

Letters & Numbers @ El Rio 9/3/08 - 60

There are more photos to be had and Letters & Numbers has a home on the web as well.

I Yearbooked my Manga

Yearbook yourself

Train Truck

Taken in the abandoned train yard in Old Railroad Square in Santa Rosa, CA.

Classic Car Tail Sculpture #1

Classic Car Tail Sculpture #2

Petaluma’s Choice

The Hat

Under 101

On my walk home from work each day I pass under highway 101 in Larkspur. It is easy to see where lanes were added at one time and when it was done, where the old structural supports were removed for the new. It’s like reading rings on a tree.

Tartine Interioir Composite

Interioir composite of the Tartine Bakery in The Mission, San Francisco.
I had the Ham & Cheese Croissant. My, what a croissant it was. It was lunch. So tasty, so heavy. It must have been a pound.

Six productivity iPhone/iPod Touch apps, six check-mark icons.

That Bastyr changed my life! That Bastyr … it’ll change yours too.

I saw these damn Bastyr ads all over Seattle. I’m sure it’s an excellent education.

(click image to enlarge) Satellite View of California Wildfires From June 23, 2008. From Firefighter Blog