brucine (broo'-seen), 1) n. Pharm., Chem. a bitter, poisonous alkaloid, C23H26N2O4, obtained from the nux vomica tree; 2) n. Bruce Bortin's 'low-impact' weblog

Monday, July 30, 2007

ileD eW


ileD eW, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

Mei Wo Florist
Visa MasterCard
HAP

ed by ADT


ed by ADT, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

HAP

Sunday, July 29, 2007

Bag 'o' Donuts


Bag 'o' Donuts, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

At the simu-cop-shop.

Photo by Katie Danielson

Offissa Pup


Offissa Pup, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

Here's me in a mandatory poverty simulation training. It was roleplaying.

I HATE being a cop.

Photo by Katie Danielson, heartless property manager.

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Quincy's Menu


Quincy's Menu, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

1408 Market St
SF, CA
(415) 626-7912

This is where I get lunch on Fridays. The smart money's on calling in your order ahead of time to avoid the line.

Trunk


Trunk, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

...of the aluminum methadone elephant.

Sunday, July 22, 2007

HAP is Back


HAP is Back, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

Harrison betw 12th & 13th

HAP


HAP, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

12th St. near Harrison

RUTH


RUTH, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

1111 Market St, San Francisco

Crap Circle®


Crap Circle®, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

Title courtesy MJForan® Branding, Inc.

Sunday, July 15, 2007

Brewers Make the Playoffs!!!


Brewers Make the Playoffs!!!, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

Photo by Gayle Schmitt

Check this out.

Sprinkler for Brewers

A sprinkler at Red Dog Ranch. In shooting this, me trousers got moistened. At that very moment, the Brewers made the playoffs!

Monday, July 09, 2007

Mural


Mural, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

Mural al Marquette


Mural al Marquette, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

Mural al Marquette


Mural al Marquette, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

Dusk


Dusk, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

Lake Merritt

Orinda Hills


Orinda Hills, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

4th of July, before a stultifying production of G B Shaw's "Man and Superman"

Canopy


Canopy, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

Oakland, in the park where Samba walks

Mary said:


Mary said:, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

"Is that hydrant wearing underpants?"

City Hall Geometry


City Hall Geometry, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

Rejected Passport Photo


Rejected Passport Photo, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

I'm gonna have this passport for the next ten years. I took another photo for it.

ps Thanks for the timely & simple print service, flickr!

Saturday, July 07, 2007

Published Photographer!

You've been sent a Flickr Mail from Luke Ritchie:

------------------------------------------------------------

:: Schmap San Francisco Third Edition: Photo Inclusion


Hi Bruce,

I am delighted to let you know that your submitted photo
has been selected for inclusion in the newly released third
edition of our Schmap San Francisco Guide:

Fraenkel Gallery
http://www.schmap.com/sanfrancisco/entertainment_unionsquare/p=12452/i=12452_1.jpg

If you like the guide and have a website, blog or personal
page, then please also check out our schmapplets -
customizable widgetized versions of our Schmap San
Francisco Guide, complete with your published photo:

http://www.schmap.com/schmapplets/p=57767257N00/c=SE20011480

Please enjoy the guide!

Best regards,

Luke Ritchie,
Managing Editor, Schmap Guides

Wednesday, July 04, 2007

Zion I "Kickin' It"

Check out Zion I here

Bassline is from "Guns of Brixton" by The Clash.  Whatever that means.


BART Tunnel ad


The underground BART tunnel between Montgomery and Embarcadero stations has this odd, flickering display on the walls as the train whooshes past. I first noticed this a couple months ago. I've always assumed that I was being advertised at, but whatever's being shown is too dim to actually derive much conscious contrent from it.

It looks like it's a bunch of high-def flat panel displays set up adjacent to each other, and they're all running the same video simultaneously. Last evening, I video'd the display, and took it home to process what I captured. It looks like an ad for a Finding Nemo product of some kind. That's a lot of flat panel displays right there. The video runs for 12 seconds as the train goes by.

Ballparking, if the panels are 36" wide, and the train goes at 35 mph, that'd be

35m/hr x 5280 ft/m=184,800 ft/hr

184,800ft/hr / 3600 sec/hr = 51.33 ft/sec

51.33 ft/sec x 12 sec = 616 feet of screens / 3 ft/screen = 205 screens.

And there's two tunnels full of them. Hmmm. I wonder how long they'll be there.

Tuesday, July 03, 2007

Why Does God Hate Me?

Mazatlan, 2007.

Monday, July 02, 2007

Self Organizing Pickles


Self Organizing Pickles, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

Bung Hots 4 Scalia


Bung Hots 4 Scalia, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

Antonin H.O.O.Q.



(Refers to Morse v. Frederick decision--Bong Hits 4 Jesus)

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