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Andrew Alden

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Oakland flâneur, fonefoto pleasure sharer, sidewalk geek (oaklandunderfoot.com), transit rider, WELL member, occasional geowriter (deepoakland.com). He/him/houyhnhnm Geology talk on my hardcore account geology.bsky.social

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Alan Hovhaness wrote a symphony that incorporated whale song.

11.03.2026 03:27 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Quick fire up YouTube

08.03.2026 03:05 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Yesss!

07.03.2026 14:28 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Am I correct that Draymond made it thru two full games without a PF? Then made 3 in OT.

06.03.2026 14:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Ocher quarry update The former campus of Holy Names University, in the hills just above the Warren Freeway, has been for sale for a while, but no one seems to want to move an existing college or start a new one there.…

The would-be developers of this (pre)historic property favor a scheme of townhome sprawl around two big Holy Names buildings, which will be "cultural centers" with no parking. The ancient Ohlone ocher workings? Who knows.

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excuse me that's Operation Epstein Bury

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Lake Merritt, Oakland, nello stile di Canaletto
20FEB2026

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Rust&Ruin, Skull Haus, Cinder and Gloomfang, all of 'em good from Ghost Town Brewing

sorry alt text not working

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Ah, good. Yes, it was Campus Drive.

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nice house; always wondered where it is.

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Do they have one called Gimme a Beer?

18.02.2026 06:47 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I was learning a bit about pandemic preparedness and have discovered a new vector to build defenses against:

The SF Cal Academy of Science on a day that daycare and schools are closed.

16.02.2026 19:03 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

It is a grade-A gray day

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"Say hi to your dead Grandma! Say 'I love you' and watch what she says!"

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"Do not copy this intro along with the text that follows"

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Six people you meet in Oakland while reading Manuel Betancourt’s “Hello Stranger” Cruising for a connection.

A little Valentine's Day foreplay: @msatris.bsky.social reads Oakland through the lens of Manuel Betancourt's "Hello Stranger," a work of "cultural-criticism-cum-memoir-cum-cumming-theory-and-praxis."

14.02.2026 23:58 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 1

Sorry, you're abs. right, I meant the inventors of this "seven-league boot" thing.

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18th St. is one of Oakland's most dangerous. Here's how the city is fixing it An ambitious plan to improve the West Oakland roadway is expected to break ground this summer, with buffered bike lanes, pedestrian islands, and more.

This is excellent - 18th Street, one of my faves, will really blossom.

15.02.2026 00:33 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Do we need to walk faster than we're evolved for?

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🔵 This week's comic
IN WHICH
Mickey Mouse is reunited with his dog in the public domain, but it doesn't go quite like either expected...
BROUGHT TO YOU BY
the Inner Hive, including long-time member Steve Alcott & new member Billie on Thames
( patreon.com/rubenbolling/membership )
READ IT RIGHT HERE👇

13.02.2026 18:09 👍 127 🔁 42 💬 1 📌 2

High praise for my other persona

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I never hear people scan their cards at the stations; they treat the 1T as a free ride. But your stat may not actually mean percent of passengers who pay. Truth is hazy!

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Just speaking from experience.

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Sure, but nobody pays the fare, nobody.

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Age verification? I used to sneak out at night and buy whiskey shots at age sixteen.

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