press club sf bathrooms...

Bathrooms are very important... The Press Club has a great mens room.

another note to myself..

The C-Town post office is open until 6pm on weekdays...

corpulent...

Fat... Obese, overweight, plump, portly, stout, chubby, paunchy, beer-bellied, heavy, bulky, chunky, meaty, fleshy, rotund, tubby, pudgy, beefy, porky, roly-poly...

Man, there's a lot of words for fat fucks...

Andrew Zimmern who I predict is on his last legs on the Travel Channel with his show Bizarre Foods is a corpulent mofo...

The dude loves wearing orange. To my dismay, I own the same orange shirt that he has worn on several occasions on the show, not the one in the above pic...

not invited tournament...

The NIT. Tonights game in which I'm slightly interested is San Diego State vs Baylor.

Played @ Madison Square Garden. Gotta pull for SDSU...

BTW, it's the semifinals. 4pm on ESPN2.

To my dismay, San Diego State got their asses kicked...

new iphone rumor mill...

The $199 model will have 16GB of hard drive and the $299 32GB...

The name could be called iPhone 3G Pro upgraded with faster HSUPA 3G as opposed to the current HSDPA...

Better graphics and new video recording and messaging capabilities with a thinner size...

I didn't read anything about better battery performance and higher pixel camera...

one reason shawne merriman is a head case...

The guys tells the Chargers he's healthy and he misses the first day of mini camp on Monday. Where is he? In Florida judging a slam dunk contest for McDonald's All-Americans...

oregon state beats utep...

First game of best of three championship series for the College Basketball Invitational...

Game 2 is Wednesday in El Paso.

oregon state over utep...

Up until twenty minutes ago, I didn't know OSU was still involved in third tier tournament play.

Coached by Obama's brother-in-law Craig Robinson with a dismal 16-17 record, it's hard for me to get too excited about the CBI(College Basketball Invitational)...

Nonetheless, I will root for the Beavers, but since I don't have Direct TV, watching the game isn't on the agenda for this evening. The game is on Mark Cuban's HDNet which isn't on Comcast as of yet in the Bay Area...

It's a best of three championship series. Tonights game is in Corvallis and if necessary, the final two are in El Paso.

eldorado hotel in reno...

It's beyond me that the Eldorado Hotel would want to follow me on twitter...

I've never stayed there, nor do I plan on staying there...

And, I haven't been to Reno for years...

I was going to deny their request, but I said, "what the hell!" and approved the joint.

Who knows? NY may be staying @ the Eldorado in the future?

skype...

I'm not a user, but it will be available for iPhones starting tomorrow.

I hope it's a free download?

Update @ 10:12PM. Skype for iPhone went live several hours ago. It's a free app that I've already downloaded...

w hotel in the city...

Had a few beers there with a friend of mine this evening. The bar is very dark @ night. Almost cavern like.

When the joint first opened, I used to go to the bar quite often. Up until tonight, I haven't frequented the place for years...

There was a working girl drinking a glass of champagne in the bar. She was wearing a short bob cut platinum wig with a short black skirt and 5 inch heels. Baby was much too obvious...

unc and michigan state in the final game...

That's my prediction... And North Carolina will prevail.

But I will always fear a Tom Izzo coached team...

I did see Michigan State lose to Hawaii three or four years ago in Honolulu. That evening I knew the Rainbows would beat the Spartans...

I want Tyler Hansbrough to lead the Tar Heels to a championship, but if Michigan State wins, it won't surprise me. They are playing the Final Four in Detroit which is about 80 miles or so from East Lansing...

the kids from chapel hill over the kids from norman...

I'm calling this game already with 13:49 left in the first half.

North Carolina has too many horses...

Blake Griffin may be the best player in college basketball, but the guy is fugly...

spartans winning by double digits...

I picked Louisville, but I'm always wary of a Tom Izzo coached squad. The guy is a great coach.

I can't see the Cardinals coming back with this deficit with about seven minutes left in the game.

Earl Clark of the Ville is shooting way too much. He's 6-17 from the field. He's a below average three point shooter, 1-5 from three point stripe, and the guy keeps shooting the three...

Pictured is Izzo with his beautiful wife Lupe...

the 'ville over msu...

The Spartans are a tough team coached by an equally tough Tom Izzo who has an NCAA championship in his resume. However, Louisville is playing extremely well and I just don't see how Michigan State can keep up with the Cardinals.

Rick Pitino has a great opportunity to do something that I believe hasn't been done in recent note- coaching two different schools to an NCAA title. Pitino led the Kentucky Wildcats to a title in 1996. Pete Newell won titles with USF and CAL. Newell's title with USF was the NIT, which back in the day was the premier tournament...

breakfast sandwich @ nordys...

It's good served with Yukon gold potatoes and a fruit salad.

I don't eat enough fresh fruit, therefore this dish is a good thing for NY and very reasonably priced.

Unfortunately, the coffee @ Nordstrom's cafe isn't very good.

uconn over missouri...

That's my pick for the first game. I'm not totally confident in my prediction since the Tigers are hot right now...

It seems to me that Coach Calhoun of UConn thrives under pressure.

First, he misses a first round game due to illness, then yahoo sports does an expose on alleged recruiting violations.

The more I think about it, the more I believe in the Huskies...

scrambled eggs over rice...

@ many chinese restaurants a mainstay on their rice plate menu. Finding a decent one can be a chore...

New Gold Medal Restaurant in Oakland's C-town does an excellent job with this plate. It's runny with a tasty gravy.

I just had shrimp with scrambled eggs over rice @ my favorite cheap Chinese joint in Chinatown(Hong Kong Clay Pot Restaurant)and it was fair @ best. It wasn't runny and without gravy. It was more like a shrimp omelet...

emaciated...

Abnormally thin or weak, could be caused by illness or lack of food.

Daisy Delfina posted a pic of Jenna Jameson on her facebook which was taken over two years ago- Jenna looks "emaciated" in the photo...

called 3 of 4 games...

I wasn't sure about Syracuse...

The Big East has four of the eight teams in the Elite Eight...

Louisville and UNC looked dominating...

A Tom Izzo coached team is always dangerous...

I thought the Zags would give the Tar Heels a better game...

If Ty Lawson plays like he did on Friday, North Carolina will win the title...

louisville looking strong thus far...

Too much depth, too much size, definitely more talented...

I"m calling this game for Louisville with 6 minutes left in the first half...

draconian...

An applications of laws that are excessively harsh and severe. Strict, extreme, drastic, stringent, tough, cruel, oppressive, ruthless, relentless, punitive; authoritarian, despotic, tyrannical, repressive.

I just read an AP article via Yahoo News that describes current New York drug laws as "draconian" implicated by former governor Nelson Rockefeller. Current guv David Patersen and legislative leaders have agreed to ease drug laws.

friday's sweet sixteen games...

Louisville led by Rainier Beach High School's Terrence Williams will prevail over Zona... And for most of you who don't know, it's the Rainier Beach Vikings...
I'm a bit scared of the Wildcats, but the Cardinals are deeper and tougher than Arizona...

Syracuse over Oklahoma. Orangeman Eric Devendorf reminds me of a cross between Vanilla Ice, the idiot who married Britney Spears, and that white rapper from Detroit. He's an asshole, but an effective player who should lead his team over the Sooners... BTW, he's from Michigan. I guess to be gender equal, Syracuse is called the Orange...

Michigan State over Kansas. I haven't followed either team that closely, but I'm a Tom Izzo fan, even if he's a close friend of overrated ex-football coach Steve Mariucci...

I have to go with UNC over Gonzaga. The Zags match up well with the Tar Heels, but I'm pulling for Tyler Hansbrough, who is one of my favorite college players of all-time...

my prediction...

With Pitt facing 'Nova in an Elite Eight game, the Big East is guaranteed @ least one team in the Final Four in Detroit.

My prediction is Villanova will beat Pittsburgh. After viewing the Wildcats demolish both UCLA and Duke, I'm very impressed with the team from Philly.

To me, they have championship potential. If UNC advances tomorrow and beats the winner of the Cuse/Oklahoma game on Sunday, there could be an epic battle in the National Semis.

coach k...

I'll give him props for leading USA Basketball to a gold medal in Beijing...

I've been a strong Duke hater since his Laettner and Hurley led team beat UNLV in 1991.
The Running Rebels who were the champs in 1990 were one of my favorite college basketball teams of all-time led by Larry Johnson, Stacey Augmon, and Greg Anthony.

Coach K doesn't recruit enough athletes to really vie for a NCAA title. Let me be frank, for some reason his team is made up with a bunch of white guys who will never get a whiff of the NBA and a couple black guys who have Father's with NBA pedigrees.

Truthfully, I think it's time for Coach K to try his hand in the NBA. Obviously, he can win with talent, but Duke hasn't had legitimate Final Four talent for nearly the whole decade... He's won three championships and the way he's going, he's going to end up like Bob Knight and become a coaching dinosaur. Knight also won three titles.

But, I'm still so very happy that 'Nova kicked Duke's ass...

How about this, Coach K should replace that fat ass idiot Don Nelson...

duke got its ass kicked...

I'm happy...

wildcats lead by 14...

With a little more than ten minutes left in the game, Villanova has a substantial lead, but with Duke, you can't coast to a victory, the Cats must maintain their defensive intensity and make each offensive possession count...

defense...

Love Nova's defense.

medium range shooting...

A lost art... Kids, no make that most everyone try to hit the three. Most shots are within 15 feet. Master shots in that range and you're ahead of 90% of everyone else...

Bank shots are also a lost art...

NY has nearly mastered the mid-range shot and bankers...

nova 26 duke 23 @ the half...

Villanova must be more patient in the second half in their shot selection.

The Wildcats are definitely more athletic than the Blue Devils, but there is something to say about the Duke mystique- Nova must overcome this and play their game like they did against UCLA.

levance fields...

What a clutch 3-pointer near the end of the game!!!

ny is a duke hater...

Go Nova!!

two big east schools in the elite eight...

UConn and Pitt...

uconn over purdue...

Purdue beat my Huskies, the University of Washington version last weekend, therefore I want the Connecticut version to kick some Boilermaker ass!!

make it ny 7 opposition 4...

I have a three run lead...

ny 5 opposition 4...

I had a feeling I would take the lead in this situation...

I may elaborate on what ny 5 opposition 4 means in the future...

Taking the lead gives me a sense of victory- almost like when Japan beat korea 5-3 in the WBC Championship...

Actually, Japan's win was one of the highlights of my year thus far...

ny 3 opposition 4...

I forsee myself taking a lead in the near future...

japan wins..

5-3.

darvish attempting to close the game...

I hope his arm is fine? He pitched last night.

Beautiful breaking ball! 95 MPH fastball.

Struck the first batter out. Two more outs.

Second batter Yu walked him on four pitches.

I'm extremely stressed...

5 straight balls. 6. 7. Finally a strike. Two walks in a row. One out.

Runners on first and second.

Strike one. Strike two. Foul tip. Strike three. Two outs!

Yu Darvish. #11.

Ball one. Strike one. 1-1. Single tied game. 3-3. Darvish blew the save.

Strike one. Strike two. Foul tip. Strike three.

ichiro nearly hits a homer...

Top of the ninth. Ichiro on second. No outs.

Two outs. Great play by the 2nd baseman.

Norichika Aoki @ the plate. He walks. Runners on first and second no outs.

Kenji Johjima @ bat. Kenji has left 10 runners on base this game... Two outs.

Ogasawara @ bat of the Yomiuri Giants. Strikes out.

3 outs. Japan 3 korea 2.

ny can barely watch the game...

3 outs. Japan leads 3-2.

bottom of the eighth...

Stand up double by korea. No outs.

It's stress time...

One out, runner advances to third.

Iwakuna seems so proud to pitch for his country.

Two outs. Japan 3 korea 2.

Iwakuna walks a batter. He's done...

runners on 2nd and 3rd...

One out.

Sacrifice fly to left. Japan 3 korea 1. Two outs.

Three outs.

runners on 2nd and 3rd...

One out.

Sacrifice fly to left. Japan 3 korea 1. Two outs.

Three outs.

japan leads off the 8th inning...

One out, man on first.

New pitcher for korea.

bottom of the 7th...

Fly out to leftfield. One out.

TK Kim flies out to Ichiro in right. Two outs.

Choo flies to left. Three outs.

top of the 7th...

Ichiro lays down a perfect bunt...

Kataoka on third, with Ichiro on first. No outs.

Nakajima drives in Kataoka with a single.

Japan 2 Korea 1.

Ichiro on third one out.

3 outs. Japan was robbed of a run by lousy umpiring...

iwakuna walks second batter...

One out bottom of the sixth.

Iwakuna may be losing his control...

Three outs.

home run korea...

Score is tied 1-1.

Missed opportunities @ the top of inning may bite Japan in the ass...

The kid who hit the dinger plays for the Cleveland Indians.

3 outs.

top of 5th.,.

Japan had runners on the corners with no outs and they couldn't score a measly run..

Nihon is still leading 1-0, but the momentum favors korea...

japan 1 korea 0...

Top of the 5th. Japan batting.

Nakajima walks. Aoki @ bat. Johjima on deck. Hit and run, base hit Aoki, Nakajima advances to third. No outs. Runners on first and third. Pitching change for korea.

amoroso's rolls...

The rolls they use in Philly to make cheesesteaks and hoagies.

This post is to help me remember the name- Amoroso's.

Don't know whether Pat's or Geno's uses Amoroso's rolls?

There's a mediocre place in Vegas that uses Amoroso's roll.

ny had to do it...

I removed a second person from my friends list on facebook. I had to do it...

I introduced the mofo to two women in the past few months and I didn't even get a thank you. Actually, I haven't heard a thing from the moron in a couple of months...

And I know for a fact, the guy would never introduce me to any lady. He's too fucking selfish. More than a few times, I tried to set him up with chicks we've met @ bars and I ended getting their digits.

I'm keeping score. 4 have removed me from their friends list and I have removed 2. It sounds childish, but what the fuck?

I've realized that facebook can actually be divisive...

The above pic has nothing to do with the idiot I deleted. It's my friend and not a facebook friend Diana Terranova who sent me a camera phone pic via e-mail some time ago...

ritual coffee...

I love coffee and I'm a true connoisseur since I drink it only black without any additives...

I keep forgetting of the name of the coffee, therefore I'm blogging Ritual Coffee.

They serve Ritual Coffee @ a nice little spot near the Caltrain station called The Creamery.

I stumbled upon this place after taking the train home from San Jose on a wondrous day in San Francisco...

My coffee drink of choice is an americano...

bob's steak & chophouse in the city...

I watched the tail end of the WBC game where Japan smashed the USA @ Bob's...

The calamari appetizer is good. I ordered it crispy and I got it crispy... The calamari I had @ SCLA/SF the other day was soggy. I hate soggy fried calamari!

The bleu cheese salad is very nice with a generous portion of blue cheese. I wonder if they use Point Reyes Original Blue? I'll have to ask next time.

The loaf of bread was better this visit. My last visit, it was stale and simply horrible! It was warm and the butter just melted off the bread...

Their beer selection didn't have anything unique, therefore I opted for a Sierra Nevada. When in doubt, order a Sierra...

Anyway, Bob's is a great place to watch a game and I was so enthralled by the game, that I forgot to engage in a conversation with an attractive blonde to the right of me @ the bar who was staying upstairs in the Omni Hotel...

When she got up, I noticed how her ass looked great in those lululemon athletica workout pants...

japan 9-4...

What more can I say other than we need 3 more outs to qualify for the finals against Korea...

Japan wins!!

Pictured is Yu Darvish who pitched the last inning for Japan. As I wrote in a previous post- Yu is half Japanese, half Iranian, 22 years old, and 6'4.

japan up 6-4 bottom of the 8th...

Runner on 2nd one out.

Iwamura @ bat. Grounds out to the 2nd baseman. Two outs. Runner advances to 3rd.

Kataoka scores 7-4. Can't tell if it's an error or not?

Pictured is outfielder Atsunori Inaba.

pac 10 teams dropping like flies...

Yesterday, UCLA and Washington. Today, Arizona State and USC. The only PAC 10 school left in the Big Dance is Arizona and most thought they didn't deserve to be in the tourney...

ny is depressed...

My Huskies lost...

I will say that Jon Brockman is one of my favorite Huskies of all-time.

UConn will kick Purdue's ass next weekend...

jrue holiday...

He better not declare for the NBA Draft. He isn't ready. His decision making is suspect and he needs to get into the gym and shoot free throws and just shoot, shoot, shoot!!!

darren collison...

How in the hell has he missed three free throws and prior to this game, he has missed only ten all year?

What a fucking disappointment and I prefer Washington and CAL over UCLA in the PAC 10!

the game is over...

22 points down. UCLA doesn't have the offense to come back...

44-31 villanova...

I may be wrong, but I feel that UCLA will make it a game in the second half.

I think Nova expended a lot of energy in the first half and their pressure defense will not be as effective in the second half.

Aboya must not foul out. The kid from the Bay Area, Drew Gordon isn't ready and he may never be ready... I'd put in Keefe before Gordon.

Sure, NBA early entry players Kevin Love, Russell Westbrook, and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute are missed. But with such physical play, unsung Lorenzo Mata would have helped...

ucla's offense...

Why do they start their possession near the half court line?

It takes too much time to get a shot off...

jay bilas...

The more I listen to this Duke motherfucker, the less I like him...

I don't get how he gets to work for both ESPN and CBS. ESPN is owned by ABC.

He's a lucky guy...

malcolm lee...

Great block by the freshman!

I hope this turns the momentum towards the Bruins...

dragovic...

He tipped in a basket for Villanova...

26-11...

It doesn't look good for the Bruins.

Josh Shipp is having a horrible shooting day so far!

Villanova is getting wide open looks for 3s...

20-9...

It's early, but Nova's defense isn't giving UCLA good looks @ the basket. And Wildcats seem more physical @ this juncture of the game.

east coast bias...

Villanova is getting all the calls thus far.

There was another flagrant type of foul on Shipp that could have been called...

home court advantage...

Villanova is in Philly where the Wachovia Center is...

The Wildcats have played 43 games in this venue.

Their record isn't that good, less than 50%...

Still, being home, is being home...

ucla-villanova...

I didn't know that Collison has missed only ten free throws all season. He's leading the nation in free throw percentage.

The foul by Reynolds bordered on a flagrant foul. Collison should have fell to ground and acted like he was hurt, then he may have gotten two free throws, plus possession...

5-12 matchup...

Three 12 seeds beat the 5 seeds in the tourney. It happens nearly every year...

pac 10...

5-1 thus far in the Big Dance. CAL dishonored the conference by laying down in the 2nd half against a dangerous Maryland team...

I must admit I was rooting for Temple over ASU... My grandfather went to that school in Philliy...

first class on virgin america...

I upgraded on my flight from Las Vegas to San Francisco. It cost $50. The leg room is enormous! A 7 footer can sit comfortably in the seats in 1st class.

u-dub over mississippi state...

Great win by my Huskies!!

palms buffet...

I was comped. I won't go back again...

an encore bar...

With video poker machines. I put a hunny spot into the machine and didn't get comped a cup of coffee...

I doubled my money...

the coffee bean & tea leaf across from unlv...

Free wifi! 99 cent coffee. Cute coeds who frequent the joint- what more do I have to say...

st. marys...

The Gaels should be in the Big Dance. Sure, the got killed by Gonzaga in the WCC Final, but the Zags are playing like a Final Four team.

St. Marys got robbed...

my mother's birthday...

I want to wish my Mother who is definitely the best in the world- a Happy Birthday!!

pizzeria delfina...

2406 California, just off of Fillmore.

Excellent breadsticks...

Sitting outside @ one of their 3 tables. Plus, it's a beautiful day in the City!

capt'n Eli's root beer - good

Napoletana pizza- tomato, anchovies, capers, hot peppers, olives, and oregano- very good.

They give you a nice little spice tray.

Don't like their imposed surcharge for employee healthcare. It's like getting taxed another percent or so...

diana terranova...

My friend who I met @ Macworld in the iSkin booth.

Diana just sent me a pic of her.

Let me just say that Ms.Terranova made my day and night with her photo...

Diana Terranova is a hard working actress in Socal. imdb her...

ny gets deleted again...

My 4th deletion on facebook. It was a guy.

I didn't like what the moron wrote about me- even if it was in jest...

I have something like a 4.5% deletion rate.

And I have deleted 1 person and I'm thinking about deleting another...

The question is the mofo works out @ my club- do I ignore the idiot or pretend nothing happened...

I'm going to avoid the shit disturber...

caltrain...

I'm sitting in seats that are near the exit which are called Priority Seating- passengers must vacate these seats to make room for Seniors and Persons With Disabilities. My arthritic left knee qualifies as a disability.

These seats make the 90 minute ride to SJ bearable...

tyler hansbrough...

I've been a college basketball fan for 80% of my life, which is a long time and this kid Hansbrough is one of my favorites of all-time. He simply plays hard. Granted he's not pretty to watch, but he's extremely effective and who wouldn't want him as a teammate.

I want "Psycho T" to lead North Carolina to the NCAA Championship in his senior year. Rarely do you see a player of his caliber stay all four years. He could have been a millionaire many times over after his freshman year.

Honestly, I don't predict NBA success for Hansbrough, but then again, he could surprise me and millions of basketball fans. His skill set reminds me somewhat of Tim Tebow of Florida in football. A great winning college quarterback, but whether Tebow will be even be a quarterback in the NFL is questionable...

I'm really up in the air about whether Tyler will successful in the Association? Mark Madsen of Stanford has carved out an eight year career in the NBA with a few titles mixed in with the Lakers and there is no doubt in my mind that Hansbrough is @ least twice as good as Mormon Mark...

I just wish I could have seen Hansbrough play live during his college career...

slew...

An informal noun meaning a large number or quantity of something. The other day when I happened upon a bagel joint near Santa Clara University I saw a SLEW of coeds waiting to stuff themselves with bagels and not one of them was decent looking. What the fuck!

When I go to Vegas next week, I'm hoping to make a SLEW of cash. But, we all know that ain't gonna happen...

Pictured is one of the greatest horses of all-time Seattle Slew. Just to be clear- the greatest horse of all-time is Secretariat...

yu darvish...

The Japanese pitcher who should be in the Major Leagues hopefully, sooner than later...

He's tall, about 6'5. He has movie star good looks. Darvish is half Japanese and half Iranian. Yu currently plays for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.

Darvish is just 21 years old.

norichika aoki...

The left fielder for Japan. He plays for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. The kid has a gun. He threw out a runner going from first to third in the game I'm watching versus Korea. Aoki hit .347 last season and his career batting average is .338.

shuichi murata...

Third baseman for Japan. He hit 46 homeruns for the Yokohama Bay Stars last season.

Murata also seems to have a good glove @ the hot corner...

hisashi iwakuma...

I might be premature in my judgement of the kid, but he looks like one hell of a pitcher. He won 21 games in Japan last season. He plays for the Rakuten Golden Eagles. Iwakuma is listed @ 6'3 and he actually looks taller on screen. He's 27 years old.

Japan won the inaugural World Baseball Classic in 2006. It happens every three years.
I'm pulling for Japan to repeat...

bench press...

For an old fart, I can do over 300 lbs.. Could do more if I trained harder...

I heard that a female who I know in passing just did 270 pounds. That's fucking impressive. Don't know her weight, but I'm guessing she did twice her weight?

This has motivated me to work harder in the gym...

cramer's bagels...

Across the street from the Santa Clara Caltrain Station and Santa Clara University.

Didn't opt for a bagel- instead I saw a young lady noshing on a large breakfast croissant, I had to have one...

It was good! Seems like a popular spot with the Santa Clara coeds. Saw about a dozen frequent the joint on a Saturday morning...

What threw me off is the place is run by Asians. Cramer's says they have New York style bagels. I beg to differ. They just look huge and fluffy to me. By sight, they aren't anything near H&H Bagels...

If I'm in the area and @ the right time- NY will be back...

Gotta try a bagel...

san francisco to san jose...

Via Cal Train. It's funny, I can fly to Vegas in the same amount of time it takes to ride the train from the City to "Do You Know The Way To San Jose." About 90 minutes.

bad back...

Man, the last few days I've had back spasms...

It's uncomfortable to say the least... Very uncomfortable!

As the consensus of the populace agrees- health is the most important aspect of life...

The problem is- even with a bad knee, I don't keep aspirin or ibuprofen around the pad...

I have a beer in the cooler- hopefully, it will give me temporary relief?

Here's to good health!

playing poker...

I lost a significant amount of money playing poker @ Lucky Chances from Sunday night to Monday night- approximately a 24 hour session without sleep.

I'm not proud of that fact. I need to learn to stop when I'm behind...

You see, playing long sessions like that translates into I was stuck. Meaning, I was losing a good amount of coin and I wanted to make it back.

Usually, during these sessions, I almost make it back and then I say to myself, I can make it back and then some. Then, I keep losing more and more. It's not a good thing...

It takes me about a day to recover from these sessions. I can go months without playing that game, but once I return the the tables, I want to keep playing and playing...

I love and hate poker...

king of thai noodle house...

Note to myself- don't go to the O'Farrell location again!

I adamantly asked for no onions and the fucking fried rice was filled with onions.

I wasn't happy and my fried chicken dish tasted like a sloppy mess.

On a positive note- for the time being, this location is giving out free thai ice tea, ice coffee, and tea. Well, regular tea should be free...

Still, NY won't be back...

top dog...

Before seeing CAL lose to UCLA, I noshed on a top dog @ Top Dog...

It's always tasty, but I need to to try something different next time I frequent the joint.

I like how they serve RC Cola which I believe is superior to Coca Cola and I'm a coke guy. Meaning the soft drink and not the stuff you snort...

Also, one dog doesn't really satisfy my appetite. I must go for two...

And, when you put sauerkraut on your dog, make sure to let the excess moisture drip from the kraut or you'll have a very soggy dog...

It's $3 a hot dog. During a game @ Harmon a mediocre dog goes for $6.

I like going to the one on Center Street, which has more seating.

tucker's super creamed ice cream...

One of the best ice cream joints around is located in Alameda, CA...

I first became aware of this place during one of Rosenblum Cellars Open Houses when Tucker's serves their special zinfandel ice cream. It's fucking unbelievable! The problem is that the zindandel ice cream is only made four times a year when Rosenblum has an open house event. This is the time to venture over to Park St in Alameda and buy a pint, a quart, or a gallon before they run out...

Last night, I enjoyed a scoop of Tucker's crispy cookie mint chip. Man, that stuff is ono!

I just don't understand why Fenton's in Oaktown was jam packed on Saturday night @ 10pm? I don't get it?

When in the East Bay- Tucker's is the only way to go...