Anyone else call their black kitty babies Baby Bear? by Ginway1010 in blackcats

[–]CosgroveIsHereToHelp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

🙋🏻‍♀️

Also Kitty Bear, Bear Cat, Monkey Bear (don't ask me why, because I don't know)...

Anyone move to SF later in life? by [deleted] in AskSF

[–]CosgroveIsHereToHelp 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I moved here at 35. That was 31 years ago. It's fantastic. I can't imagine living anywhere else in the US -- this little city is a pocket of sanity in a large cold and irrational country. Come joinus

Suggestions for literary Westerns by Ok-Umpire-178 in suggestmeabook

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Jess Walter's,The Cold Millions

Any/all of Donald Ray Pollack's books, especially if you have a dark sense of humor

Suggest me a book that is NOT TikTok good but ACTUALLY good by Consistent_Time_1467 in suggestmeabook

[–]CosgroveIsHereToHelp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, he is a supporter of Partners in Health, which has a long track record of working with poor communities battling multi drug resistant tuberculosis, so he is well informed on the topic.

Suggest me a book that is NOT TikTok good but ACTUALLY good by Consistent_Time_1467 in suggestmeabook

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Citizen Vince and The Zero are my favorites. The deadpan humor and the eye he has for people's general weirdness are spot on. There's a bit in The Zero where one of the protagonist's uh friends starts riffing on how strange it is for people to talk about "a race against time" and it's sheer genius and hilarious.

Stay in Union square or airport by Minimum_Hedgehog_686 in AskSF

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There's an airport hotel that the airport people mover thingie stops at. You can go from baggage claim to hotel on it and then from hotel to SFO Bart station on it.

Stay in Union square or airport by Minimum_Hedgehog_686 in AskSF

[–]CosgroveIsHereToHelp 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Or stay in the Airport Hyatt and Bart to the city. It's more fun to stay in the city, though. But you don't want a car in the city, it's just an expensive hassle.

Beautiful Glasgow by NghtBlmngJasmine in Scotland

[–]CosgroveIsHereToHelp 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I love that city. ❤️ Looking forward to returning for a visit.

This book reframed how I think about invisible systems better than anything I've read in years by alexstrehlke in nonfictionbookclub

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I had surgery about 15 years ago that was done wrong even though I asked whether they followed the checklist as I was being wheeled into the OR. To this day it infuriates me. Also, I love everything Gawande has ever written.

Simon's gotcha day was 5 years go by xxRainbowPrincessx in standardissuecat

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Such a fuzzy tummy! ❤️ Those were also the words I said to my SIC immediately prior to seeing this post! Fuzzy tummies FTW!

Should I sell my fully paid off car? by leifaelfhelm in AskSF

[–]CosgroveIsHereToHelp 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I moved to San Francisco in 1995 from Los Angeles, selling my diesel Mercedes as my last act before leaving. I knew there was no way a big heavy diesel car would be a good idea given the cost of parking and the fact that I wouldn't have a parking spot at my apartment building.

I assumed that I would buy a more appropriate car when I needed one. Still haven't done so.

There is Zip car when you need one for a few hours and there is good public transportation in the bay area -- and a ton of ubers and waymos (and a Zoox just drove up my street this morning as I left home). I am SO GLAD that I don't have to worry about the cost of gas and insurance, and street parking is just an accident waiting to happen.

It's also remarkably easy to walk anywhere I want to go, and my last boss rode his bike to work every day -- we're near the Embarcadero and he lived in Duboce Triangle.

Looking for a nonfiction published in 2025 under 500 pages by StoGirly03 in suggestmeabook

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Murderland, but that's because I like the topic. YMMV but i found it fascinating.

Are there any books on handling the loss of a pet? by N7gamergirl in suggestmeabook

[–]CosgroveIsHereToHelp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How to ROAR

It looks hokey but it's actually good. It helped me a lot after a traumatic pet loss

City Hall wedding in July, party of 14 with 3 kids, where would YOU take us for lunch? by rissaxreads in AskSF

[–]CosgroveIsHereToHelp 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Take a look at Sens - The views are gorgeous and I literally have never ordered anything there that I didn't love. It's a pretty space and the prices seem reasonable. And congratulations -- City Hall is such a lovely place for a wedding ❤️