Rob of San Francisco
@robofsf.bsky.social
Retired art director, now tending my garden in exile. Short stories in NE Review, Zyzzyva, Epoch, etc. @robsf@beige.party
Let’s bring up the Christmas lights!!
In which I begin my exploration into the bowels of the house, a dig into a tomb untouched in 24 months, redolent of rat, and strewn with the bones of lesser men.
In which I begin my exploration into the bowels of the house, a dig into a tomb untouched in 24 months, redolent of rat, and strewn with the bones of lesser men.
December 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Let’s bring up the Christmas lights!!
In which I begin my exploration into the bowels of the house, a dig into a tomb untouched in 24 months, redolent of rat, and strewn with the bones of lesser men.
In which I begin my exploration into the bowels of the house, a dig into a tomb untouched in 24 months, redolent of rat, and strewn with the bones of lesser men.
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Why read 58 best books lists when you can just read one? This is the ultimate best books list for 2025.
The Ultimate Best Books of 2025 List
Happy List Season, children. I hope you’ve been good. Just like every year, I have arrived to present to you the Ultimate List, otherwise known as the List of Lists—in which I read all (or at…
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December 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Why read 58 best books lists when you can just read one? This is the ultimate best books list for 2025.
My father always insisted we sing absolutely every verse of #JingleBells, right up the end where they have to shoot the horse.
December 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
My father always insisted we sing absolutely every verse of #JingleBells, right up the end where they have to shoot the horse.
Just had some fancy ass cheese, and was thinking about back in the 70s, before people started milking sheep.
December 10, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Just had some fancy ass cheese, and was thinking about back in the 70s, before people started milking sheep.
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Murdering crew members claiming they were smuggling drugs while pardoning a drug kingpin. Very on brand for the Trump regime.
November 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Murdering crew members claiming they were smuggling drugs while pardoning a drug kingpin. Very on brand for the Trump regime.
Walking by the tennis courts, or as the dog knows them, staring longingly, Balltopia.
November 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Walking by the tennis courts, or as the dog knows them, staring longingly, Balltopia.
“rrrrRPhff!”
—me, as the hygienist reaches toward my mouth
—me, as the hygienist reaches toward my mouth
November 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
“rrrrRPhff!”
—me, as the hygienist reaches toward my mouth
—me, as the hygienist reaches toward my mouth
Found this little guy on the path around the pond yesterday. Leaned down to hear him screaming in a tiny high voice, “I am not a crook!”
November 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Found this little guy on the path around the pond yesterday. Leaned down to hear him screaming in a tiny high voice, “I am not a crook!”
Two YouTubes plus a Udemy course in, and I’m finally ready to hang up my shingle!
My Artisanal Trepanning service will be offering 50% off to my first ten clients!!
My Artisanal Trepanning service will be offering 50% off to my first ten clients!!
November 17, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Two YouTubes plus a Udemy course in, and I’m finally ready to hang up my shingle!
My Artisanal Trepanning service will be offering 50% off to my first ten clients!!
My Artisanal Trepanning service will be offering 50% off to my first ten clients!!
Our insurance agent’s trying to sell us on an umbrella policy. Told him, Look bub, I don’t know what kind of pricey accessories you’ve got hanging at home by _your_ door, but I got my umbrella for eleven bucks at Cole Hardware, and I think I’ll just keep living on the edge for now, thanks very much.
November 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Our insurance agent’s trying to sell us on an umbrella policy. Told him, Look bub, I don’t know what kind of pricey accessories you’ve got hanging at home by _your_ door, but I got my umbrella for eleven bucks at Cole Hardware, and I think I’ll just keep living on the edge for now, thanks very much.
I’ve been misled many times before, brother. Don’t even think of trying to misle me again.
November 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I’ve been misled many times before, brother. Don’t even think of trying to misle me again.
Finally got my ancestry DNA results. Turns out I’m about 18% Swedenborgian, and, probably through a paternal great grandmother, equal amounts of American Staffordshire and chert.
November 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Finally got my ancestry DNA results. Turns out I’m about 18% Swedenborgian, and, probably through a paternal great grandmother, equal amounts of American Staffordshire and chert.
This Lisbon neighborhood we’re staying in is great, except for the iron monger. There is literally an iron monger right across the street. Mongering iron. At this very moment. He is mongering.
October 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
This Lisbon neighborhood we’re staying in is great, except for the iron monger. There is literally an iron monger right across the street. Mongering iron. At this very moment. He is mongering.
Portuguese Halloween Fish. Handed out to trick-or-treaters. When children finish eating one, they get to spread the bones in their parents’ bed as a memento mori. It’s a deeply religious country.
October 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Portuguese Halloween Fish. Handed out to trick-or-treaters. When children finish eating one, they get to spread the bones in their parents’ bed as a memento mori. It’s a deeply religious country.
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I hate the sound of joy.
October 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I hate the sound of joy.
“Interesting contraption. It’s been newly fangled, I take it?”
—Me, shopping for an electric car
—Me, shopping for an electric car
October 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
“Interesting contraption. It’s been newly fangled, I take it?”
—Me, shopping for an electric car
—Me, shopping for an electric car
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“Guys, correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe I’m sensing a lack of trust here, and frankly, it hurts my feelings.”
October 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
“Guys, correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe I’m sensing a lack of trust here, and frankly, it hurts my feelings.”
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BREAKING: This is in Trump's back yard. Washington DC No Kings Day Protest. This is just the start of the day.
It is absolutely unbelievable how many people are turning out for this. I love how everyone is staying peaceful. It's exactly what Trump doesn't want.
It is absolutely unbelievable how many people are turning out for this. I love how everyone is staying peaceful. It's exactly what Trump doesn't want.
October 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
BREAKING: This is in Trump's back yard. Washington DC No Kings Day Protest. This is just the start of the day.
It is absolutely unbelievable how many people are turning out for this. I love how everyone is staying peaceful. It's exactly what Trump doesn't want.
It is absolutely unbelievable how many people are turning out for this. I love how everyone is staying peaceful. It's exactly what Trump doesn't want.
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One law that really appears to have died the death of ages is the Hatch Act. No one but a few good government watchdog types even pretends to care it exists anymore.
October 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
One law that really appears to have died the death of ages is the Hatch Act. No one but a few good government watchdog types even pretends to care it exists anymore.
The baritone whose voice was used in Bugs Bunny’s “Long-Haired Hare” was Nicolai Shutorev, who was born in San Francisco in 1914 and attended Mission High School, so don’t tell me the creation of the Information Superhighway was all for nought.
September 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The baritone whose voice was used in Bugs Bunny’s “Long-Haired Hare” was Nicolai Shutorev, who was born in San Francisco in 1914 and attended Mission High School, so don’t tell me the creation of the Information Superhighway was all for nought.
“At what age does the average man start shuffling?”
and other AI research projects that have kept me away from BlueSky the last couple weeks . . .
and other AI research projects that have kept me away from BlueSky the last couple weeks . . .
September 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
“At what age does the average man start shuffling?”
and other AI research projects that have kept me away from BlueSky the last couple weeks . . .
and other AI research projects that have kept me away from BlueSky the last couple weeks . . .
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Hey, @colbertlateshow.bsky.social Since you don't usually do a new show on Friday nights anyway, how about turning the entire show over to @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social ? Counter-programming for what ABC is putting in his time slot.
September 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Hey, @colbertlateshow.bsky.social Since you don't usually do a new show on Friday nights anyway, how about turning the entire show over to @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social ? Counter-programming for what ABC is putting in his time slot.
Existential conversation between flies.
September 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Existential conversation between flies.
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.
September 15, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.