who vs. whom

I’m about to get a bit dorky. brace yourself.
Which is correct:
> Who do you love?
> Whom do you love?
I just learned a great trick for grammatically challenged folks like myself.  Remember in grade school when they tried to differentiate WHO from WHOM by relating each to the object or subject of the sentence?  Well, [...]

the first 120 pages of Vanity Fair

According to wikipedia, Vanity Fair is an American magazine of culture, fashion, and politics.  Well it’s certainly American.  Below is a chronological list the content of the first 120 pages. I listed ads in normal type and actual Vanity Fair content in UPPER CASE BOLD type (in case, like me, you couldn’t find it).  There [...]

correlation between a city’s gay population and technology success

This mediocre book, by Richard Florida, presents an interesting fact: there’s a strong correlation between the gay population of a city and its success in the technology industry.  San Francisco is a good example.  We have the highest GLB percentage of any city (according to wikipedia) and are also known as a high tech mecca.  [...]

sweetest day?

Love is always the dominant motif in a successful life. Most of us have love in our hearts, but too often it remains there, never manifesting itself before those who inspire it. Perhaps the business of living in this day and age when every moment requires energy and exertion, precludes the constant exhibition of sentiment.
A [...]

what’s in a name?

It seems as though some of us have become bored with traditional baby names. The 1,000 Baby Names! books just aren’t enough inspiration for some couples…
There was that couple in China who tried to name their baby “@”. Why? The father explained ‘the whole world uses it to write e-mails.
Then [...]

the midwest can read!

So proud to see the mid-west take first place in % of residents who read one book or more in the past year.

Candidates for San Francisco Mayor

There are many reasons why I love San Francisco. One of them is simply the people. Including some of the candidates for the November 6th Mayor’s Election:
- George Davis, nudist activisit- Grasshopper Kaplan, homeless taxi driver- Harold Hoogasian, flower shop owner- Michael Powers, owner of Power Exchange sex club- Chicken John Rinaldi, “showman”- [...]

Paid Vacation Time by Country

Can you guess which country has the most vacation time? I wasn’t surprised when I saw that the US came in second to last only to Vietnam…. but I was surprised that there are people who vacation more than our lovers in France or Italy.The country with the most time off is Finland– with [...]