Sunshine On A Rainy Day . . .

The Bay Area just came through a week of scattered rain showers everyday.  I think everyone was extremely happy when the forecast for this week was all "suns" and no "clouds".

That being said I wanted to share with you this great photo I took last week during a break in the rain of the clouds just beyond the Golden Gate Bridge.  Truly breathtaking!

The Song Of The Day - Sunshine On A Rainy Day by Zoe

Strike . . .

On Friday afternoon my co-workers and I went bowling at the "historic" Presidio bowling alley. 

Seriously, this was the smallest bowling alley I have ever seen.  However, when you put it in the perspective that this was the bowling alley for an old military base, I guess it was perfect for its original purpose.

I haven't been bowling in years and was excited and nervous at the same time.  Nervous because I haven't bowled since developing the beginning signs of carpal tunnel syndrome.  I wasn't sure if the movement would aggravate my wrists.  I was excited because I happen to be an amazing Wii bowler.  I pretty much can bowl a strike or a spare every time on the Wii.

Well guess what?  Skills on the Wii do not translate to skills on the lane in real life.  In fact I was suddenly an expert at throwing consistent gutter balls.  I really wanted to join the kids on the other side of the alley who had the bumpers up.  No such luck.  

Despite my poor performance, which I am totally blaming on the antibiotics I have been taking, a good time was had by all.

* For the record, that is not me bowling in the top photo.  It's my director Larry.

The Song Of The Day - Strike It Up by Black Box

Back In Business . . .

Just Jon is back in business!  

With the arrival of the package above, I was able to set up my high speed Internet account. That's right, I am no longer "borrowing" my neighbors Internet access! 

Loyal Readers you can rest assured I already put a password lock on my account!  There will be no "borrowing" from me.

And Loyal Readers, you haven't missed much in the last three weeks.  Seriously, I have been sick the whole time so I didn't have much to report.  Unless you consider episode recaps of Hannah Montana, The Suite Life Of Zack And Cody, The Wizards Of Waverly Place, and iCarly compelling reading material, I will spare you the details.

Things are looking up though because the antibiotics should be kicking in and we will be back reporting on the random things in the City soon!

The Song Of The Day - Back In Business by Madonna

All Good Things . . .

Loyal Readers, Just Jon is going to be temporarilly dormant.

Read that to mean either my neighbor moved away or they figured out I
was enjoying the use of their high speed Internet without permission.

I knew at some point my free ride was going to an end, and it was good
while it lasted.

The Song Of The Day - All Good Things by Nelly Furtado

Walk On By . . .

I am not sure what has come over me, especially since it is winter, but on Friday and Monday I walked home from work!

Friday I totally cancelled out the exercise by stopping at In-N-Out and Cold Stone before actually making it home.  

The total distance from work to home is about 2.7 miles.  The trick is to find a route that involves the least amount of hills.

I checked out Google's recommended walking route and was pleasantly surprised to see that they suggested the same path that I took on Friday.  Straight up Columbus Ave to In-N-Out...I mean home.

Monday I made the journey with two of my co-workers and they opted to skip the Columbus Ave "Flat" route and cut "Up" Union Street.  "Up" being the choice word in that sentence because Union Street is very steep and I was definitely out of breath by the time we crested the top of the hill.  

I stopped to take the above picture with my cell phone which did not do the view to the bottom of the hill justice.  Also, I didn't want to get run over by the car that was coming which is why the shot is a little blurry.  You can kind of make out the moon in the upper left with the Bay Bridge just below it.

Without stopping at In-N-Out the journey takes about an hour.  And here is the real kicker.  If I rode the bus home it would take about 40 minutes.

The Song Of The Day - Walking by Pocket Size

You Want To Take My Picture . . .

I would like to thank my Godmother for sending this classic gem my way.

I was the ring bearer in her wedding.  I was in third grade at the time.

I still vividly remember going to get measured for that tux.  There was a lot of giggling because I remember that the jacket sample size was lime green!  Then the worker told me my arms were long!  At eight years old I remember thinking, "I'm not sure what to say to that."

Thanks again Joanne for sending this blast from the past!

The Song Of The Day - Take A Picture by Filter

Straight Ahead One Direction . . .

I wanted to share with the loyal readers another one of my favorite signs.  This sign is located outside my office and informs pedestrians to use the crosswalk.  

The only problem is no one really pays attention to the sign.

Our company operates out of several buildings in the bay area.  And since most of us learned in grammar school that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, people opt to jaywalk.  (See photo below.)

I often think drivers must hate when our entire office has a meeting in the building a block away and six floors worth of people start meandering through the middle of the intersection with the mentality that because there are so many of us for sure the traffic will yield to us pedestrians who are breaking the law.

The citation for jaywalking in San Francisco is allegedly $130.00.  Rumor has it that employees of my company have been cited for illegally crossing the street which is why the sign was put in place.

Even though I have observed that people who actually use the crosswalk seem to arrive at the meeting within seconds of me, it hasn't convinced me that I should give up the straight line approach.

The Song Of The Day - Straight Ahead by Tube and Berger