Monthly Archives: April 2011

Picaresque

Last Saturday the Hammer played a game, Vikings v. Boca Juniors. Or we reenacted an age-old battle. San Francisco is two soccer cities divided along the slopes of Twin Peaks. To the southeast lies the Mission with its rich Latino … Continue reading

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Taking Giving One for the Team

I got to watch Wake Forest baseball coach Tom Walter in action this week. Turns out he wears a baseball uniform like anyone else. He has two arms, and two legs, and ten fingers, two eyes, a nose. And one … Continue reading

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Walking Away

I was talking to the guy who was boning my chicken yesterday. He said he had been working as a butcher for 42 years. I asked him, “How do you like it  so far? “ and clarified – sort of … Continue reading

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