AIDS/LifeCycle Support Dwindling
Via SF Standard: The most recent [AIDS/LifeCycle (ALC)], which departed from the Cow Palace early on the first Sunday in June, had about 1,400 cyclists, a dramatic dropoff from the approximately 2,500 who rode in 2022. Fewer riders has meant less money for the organizations that depend on the event. This year ALC raised $10,984,492, […]
Billy Bean, 1964–2024
Billy Bean, the second Major League Baseball player to come out as gay, passed away today after a yearlong battle against acute myeloid leukemia.
Small Web
Much as I make use of them, I kinda resent the persistent presence of social media in our lives. To wit, a musing I posted to Facebook a couple of years ago… Remember when the Internet was fun? Pepperidge Farm remembers. Social media isn’t entirely fun, at least not to me. It’s very homogeneous, heavily […]
Hundred Best Hahas
Rolling Stone presents its list of the “100 Best TV Sitcoms of All Time.” Many of my favorites make the cut, including Daria (#92), Will & Grace (#81), Phineas & Ferb (#65), the Jeffersons (#48), the Golden Girls (#32), Fawlty Towers (#31), I Love Lucy (#4), and the Simpsons (#1).
Snow Day Misers
NYC’s Department of Education — already stingy with snow days — declares instruction will be remote [← WSJ paywall] on inclement weather days. On the plus side, DOE recognizes Indigenous People’s Day in place of “Columbus Day,” and adds Juneteenth as a day off.
Tuckums
MSNBC anchor Joy Reid drags Tucker Carlson for filth. Her delivery on this, [chef’s kiss] perfection. And for the nostalgic, Jon Stewart’s 2004 appearance on CNN’s Crossfire, showing just how much of a dick “Tuckums” has always been.
The Poll Worker’s Tale
I originally posted this as a Twitter thread, but felt I needed to post it here for posterity. —F Over the last couple of years, I had the privilege of serving as a poll worker here in San Francisco. Pre-pandemic, I planned on serving again this election. Concerns for my own health and safety led […]
Twenty Years Later…
I don’t remember exactly when, but it was around this time 20 years ago (Summer 2000) when I launched my very first blog, Fredo Today (or fredo today or fredoToday or whatever random stylization tickled my fancy at the moment). Through a couple of web hosts (Host$ave and DreamHost), a variety of blogging platforms (Blogger, […]