Author: stephanie

Castro Walking Tours

With many options to choose from, here’s a roundup of some of the walking tours available in the neighborhood. Source: Your Guide To Castro Walking Tours: Part I | Hoodline

The Emperor Has No Balls

Reason #1,000,000 why I love my neighborhood. Naked Donald Trump sans balls monuments. An unflattering statue appeared in the Castro this morning of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Source: Donald Trump Statue, ‘The Emperor Has No Balls,’ Appears In The Castro [NSFW] – SFGate Related articles Naked Donald Trump statues appear in five major cities So […]

Letter by Great Grandmother About 1906 SF Earthquake

My dad came across this letter written by his Grandmother, Georgie McCormick née Bevell (my Great Grandmother), about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.  Today is the 110th anniversary of the earthquake so I decided to share it.  There are some shocking similarities to today’s San Francisco that remind me that we can all be hit […]

Dealbreaker?

Background I was recently going to meet someone for a drink for the first time.  We were chatting on text.  Somehow it ended up in a conversation about walking vs. driving.  I explained to this person that it was really difficult and painful for me to walk distances because of my spinal cord issues.  He […]

My Health Update

It seems that for a bit I was starting to slip back into lupus activity. That has now be corrected. Thank goodness for CellCept!