It's moments like this when "blogging for free" really pays off!

Had anough football today, so now we're watching Howards End

achieving ESCAPE VELOCITY!

the chemical brothers rig, as yet unmanned

a peek at the rave scene here in Chicago at North Coast Music Festival!

Family portrait out in front of the Stacks of Elk, California

... and morning view to the south.

Morning view to the north...

more fashionable japanese sweeties!

just walked in on this J-Pop fashion party!

This afternoon's view from Mt. Tamalpais

This afternoon's view from atop Mt. Tamalpais

I'm sitting in a long line of people waiting to see Scott Pilgrim an hour before showtime

a situation of tranquility

beastly venus fly-traps. if you fall into one, you'll never make it out alive

a big hibiscus in the conservatory at Golden Gate Park

on the site of the old stage at Sound of Music, where the Church Police made their big break

Cubs taking BP at AT&T Park (but we're rooting for the Giants, make no mstake about that!)

Hoping for a late inning rally at Comerica Park. C'mon, Tigers, don't let your season go completely down the drain

where I'm spending this afternoon...