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I rarely talk about people I know here in the ol’ blog, which sometimes strikes me as strange since the relationships I have, with all sorts of different people, are so important to me.

In this case I have been specifically asked to be general.

Last week the company I work for had its holiday party in San Francisco. The following is a funny shot of men in suits getting wild, wild and crazy, crazy. They found funny hats and started dancing like the Village People. No policeman, though.

I asked the legal department at this company if it was okay to post pictures from the party. They said as long as I never identified the company by name (roger that), received permission from the photographer (got it) and received permission from the people in the photo(s) then it wouldn’t be a problem. Okay, so I’m doing a little “work around” on the last part.

Happy Holidays everyone.

I didn’t have a proper camera when I was wandering around Russian Hill this morning, but I snapped a couple shots from my phone. They’re not great, but I liked the mood conveyed of a chilly, crisp clear day above The City.

I just finished watching the entire first Tales of The City series on DVD. I think the last time I watched it was something like eight years ago. It totally reminded me, again, of my own sense of awe when I first moved to SF and how naive I was. Mary Ann Singleton is a character that resonates. I keep meaning to track down Macondray Lane, the street that was the model for Barbary Lane, but haven’t done so yet.

I’ve also been meaning to take another walk around the steps on Telegraph Hill since I finally watched The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill.

There’s something about wandering SF on a weekday, away from work and the crowds, that I find particularly relaxing. Since I’ve moved to Nob Hill I’ve found myself exploring Russian Hill and North Beach more than I ever have before.

Another topic, of much excitement (to me at least), is the “new to me” steam radiator installed in my apartment. The previous one was an unusual “baseboard” configuration and didn’t work right. This one is a regular old cast-iron vertical unit that looks cool and actually works. Everything old becomes new, right? I’ve learned way more than I ever expected to about single pipe steam heating systems.