Mission Mission

Sexpigeon encountered this curiosity yesterday, and rightly questions how comfortable it actually is. Anyone know for sure?

Rear Adm. Monteiro, on the weather:

Hot days like this make me wish I lived somewhere like NYC where fat people feel shame.

Might the Admiral have been in Dolores yesterday? Link.

Sexpigeon yesterday published my new favorite sentence:

She speaks Tagalish and every third word is “ponk” and every fifth word is “modderfacker” and it’s all tangled up in bubblegum sproings.

See her here.

Reader Steven W. sent this in the other day:

Just saw this today on a stroll to Flax with Casey (other half of Telephone and Soup) It was right by 15th and Valencia, the same side of the street of Jack Hanley gallery, but on the block nearer to 16th. Love the crayons, but not sure what’s up with the arrows?

What’s up with the arrows?

(Thanks, Steven!)

Pal’s Take Away just published its opening-day menu, and IT IS GOOD. Here are the sandwiches:

Vietnamese-style Banh Mi w/ grilled marinated beef, pickled carrot -daikon, cucumber, jalapeno and cilantro and herbed canola mayo on Acme roll -$7.25

Slow-roasted Marin Sun Farms pork shoulder w/ wild arugula on Acme sesame kaiser roll-$7.25

Full Belly asparagus tossed w/ Meyer lemon and Regianno, Riverdog soft-cooked ranch egg, greens, herbed canola mayo on Acme whole wheat seed-$6.75

Our own strawberry jam and Massa Organics almond butter on Acme whole wheat seed ( with or without banana)-$5.25

There are salads too. Pal’s opens Wednesday at 10:30AM.

SF Gate reports that the city is “close to completing designs” for the skate park going in under the freeway near Duboce, and that the thing will cost $1 million. Also of note: Plans also include a basketball court and a dog park.

Plan for skate park in Mission rolling forward

From The Corner’s website, restaurant runner Timothy Holt:

This morning everything seemed cool- gorgeous weather, great plans, awesome Four Barrel Coffee and then suddenly I’ve noticed an email from Yelp telling me that the reviews I’ve posted on my own business, thanking the Yelp community and my friends for their support, had been removed from the system because the community had flagged my reviews. As I’m writing this email, the Yelp Community put The Corner on the Hot in Yelp section (what a irony).

I’m done with Yelp

(Thanks, Hector!)

Say it ain’t so!

On the other hand, Strawberry Galettes and Meyer Lemonade.

These are screen shots from my new favorite blog, Tanks and Insects.

I look at the pretty pictures on Stockholm By Pixels just about every day. Usually their stuff feels pretty professional, so I was stopped in my tracks by this decidedly lo-res shot of a very Dolores-looking park.

The copy corroborates the similarity:

It’s that time of the year when the kids start partying in Tantolunden (Aunty O’s grove). Beer, wine, barbecue, large music machines and what not. Summer is close.

Link.

Summer is close!