Monthly Archives: July 2006

Close Encounters of the Grilled Kind

By deebeedee | Published: July 21, 2006

Gerry’s Grill in Union City and a UFO. I didn’t notice the hovering speck until I d’nloaded the pic from my camera phone.
There’s now a Gerry’s Grill on this side of the Pacific. It’s a welcome addition to the selection of Filipino restaurants here in the Bay Area. It’s a little bit more upscale than [...]

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Old Friends

By deebeedee | Published: July 17, 2006

As much as possible, my buddies from back in the day try to see each other at least once a year. Two Saturdays ago was such an occasion. An old friend of ours was in town so the old gang decided to meet up. We got together in San Leandro at Matthew’s house.
This is how [...]

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A Scanner Hardly

By deebeedee | Published: July 7, 2006

What’s up with this? The only theater in the entire Bay Area showing A Scanner Darkly is the Embarcadero* in San Francisco. Bah!
Update (July 17, 2006): I just learned that more theaters have been added this past weekend, thanks to a heads-up by Mark.
(*I used to work at Two Embarcadero Center several years ago, btw.)

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Ahoy Mickey D’s!

By deebeedee | Published: July 6, 2006

Lookee here, lookee here…

The kids brought home this Jack Sparrow Happy Meal toy from McDonald’s!

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Independence Day Weekend

By deebeedee | Published: July 5, 2006

In anticipation of guests coming to watch the Pacquiao vs. Larios fight with us last Saturday, I hurriedly tidied up the house. First, I swept the leaves that have been falling non-stop from the tree in front. It’s not autumn, darn it. I’ve had to do this consistently the past few weeks lest I get [...]

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