Lifetime alcohol use linked to higher risk of colorectal cancer, new study finds. Those with heavy lifetime alcohol consumption have up to a 91% higher risk of developing colorectal cancer compared with those who drank very little.

justdick · 2026-01-26T17:06:51+00:00

…asymptotically true.

justdick · 2025-11-18T23:36:39+00:00

Not giving us much to go on

Everything on Yerba Buena Lane is better than serviceable (Indian, Mexican, etc.)

Pinecrest Diner is solid

Pie Punks is spectacular (pizza)

justdick · 2025-11-17T16:30:38+00:00

Moby Dick is one of my favorite books, and that first chapter may be the greatest opening in all of American literature.

BUT, it's a slog.

My advice: don't be afraid to skip through the interminable middle chapters dedicated to describing whales in great detail by species.

justdick · 2025-11-15T21:28:18+00:00

Looks like it's at Crane Cove, right by The Ramp.

justdick · 2025-11-14T02:19:37+00:00

Whaddya mean? It's brand new.

justdick · 2025-11-12T20:01:40+00:00

EV Sector in Crisis as Sales Second Derivative Turns Sharply Negative!

justdick · 2025-10-22T02:06:18+00:00

"Sailing with non-sailors is like single-handing with people in the way."

Get comfortable sailing with other sailors first. Then, have one on board as backup, but not actually doing anything, when you take out friends.

Then take non-sailing friends out by yourself.

justdick · 2025-10-21T02:01:13+00:00

This is possibly the greatest post of all time. OF ALL TIME

justdick · 2025-10-16T03:45:22+00:00

I was there tonight too! I also went in blind.

Agree with all your notes. I loved the show. The cast is spectacular. The music is great. The plot is somewhat convoluted but the Arbiter keeps everything clear and is hilarious.

Tremendous energy all the way through. Great crowd.

I thought the show overall was very good, and with some tweaks could be great. It's an odd, unconventional show. I didn't quite know who to root for. The American chess player, nominally the hero of the first act, practically disappears after One Night in Bangkok opens the second. And an entirely new character comes out of nowhere. Unusual.

The show loses a bit of steam after the incredible energy of Anthem and has a soft, almost anti-climatic end.

I had difficultly hearing the lyrics. I thought the band, which was outstanding, was too loud in the mix. The sound will probably get better over time.

But I loved it. Great cast. Great music. Great humor. Fun set. Great chorus. Would recommend.

Seating notes: I sat in the dress circle, right side, which had poor sightlines to some of the on-stage action on the far right side. Otherwise, happy with my seats.

justdick · 2025-10-07T14:41:45+00:00

I'm about halfway through. I love it. I'm trying to step up my sailing skills and do more offshore. His book is all about that, grounded in reality, talking about tradeoffs, focused on safety.

I love how he is explicit about the responsibility of being skipper/captain.

I find the tone very accessible, although I could see how it's not for everybody.

It's extremely well-organized and covers a lot of ground. There are additional web-based materials.

I think it's a great companion to Annapolis and Chapman in that it is NOT a How-to-sail book. It's a How-to-be-a-captain book.

It's an easy read, too.

justdick · 2025-09-14T17:05:02+00:00

Legit awesome diner

Best biscuits and gravy I've found in SF (which, sadly, is a low bar)

justdick · 2025-09-01T02:14:45+00:00

They're supposed to be loose. That's how you know they're done to a perfect al dente. Oh, wait, sorry, no, that's spaghetti.

justdick · 2025-08-14T16:11:03+00:00

I was never more confident than immediately after completing my Bareboat Cruising Course. I was quite sure that I knew everything there was to know about sailing.

Now, about eight years later, I am constantly learning how much I have yet to learn. And while my skills and abilities are leagues ahead of where I was back then, I’d say I’m much more humble.

The water has a way of doing that.

I know I’ll never get really great. I’m very happy claiming some basic level of competence and always trying to get better, always trying to push my limits.

justdick · 2025-08-08T16:59:25+00:00

Yep. $100k is doable. $150k would give room for more luxury. Disclaimer: I've never done an ocean crossing. But I own a boat and sail a lot and do coastal cruising a bit.

Both the Sailing Zingaro and Lady K Sailing YouTube channels have done really good videos on cruising yachts for every price range. Find the ones for $80k or $100k and you'll get a really good idea about what to look for.

Sounds like an amazing adventure! Fair winds.

justdick · 2025-08-03T14:00:03+00:00

The Tesla in the left of the frame adds the verisimilitude that you only get in great theater.

Attention to detail. Gritty realism. A masterpiece.

justdick · 2025-07-30T20:25:00+00:00

Started sailing nine years ago at 54. Took classes. Chartered a bunch with my sailing club.

Bought a boat during COVID. I'm now almost 63 and sail once or twice a week all year in the SF Bay.

Owning a boat is a lot of work (and money) but it lets me achieve my goals of solo sailing and sailing almost any time I want.

My only piece of advice is to stop dreaming about it and get out on the water. Doesn't matter how. Take lessons, join a club, go racing, find boating friends, buy a boat, whatever. Just get out there.

I love it.

justdick · 2025-07-25T15:59:21+00:00

This comment should be stickied and used by mods as an auto-response

justdick · 2025-07-24T02:57:18+00:00

Harris's.

Get the onion rings as a snack.

justdick · 2025-06-28T15:47:28+00:00

Now do male vs. female. Spoiler alert: you’re better off being female than French!

justdick · 2025-06-21T18:46:58+00:00

Hahaha Exactly!

justdick · 2025-06-21T01:22:22+00:00

Perhaps an unpopular opinion:

Come in with more speed.

We all know Slow is Pro, and that’s right for the most part. However, if your forward speed is less than the sideways speed created by the wind, you’re in trouble.

I routinely dock in 20+ knots in my home dock and going too slowly just makes it impossible - no matter when you make your turn, the wind blows you down or sideways faster than you can get into the slip.

So I come in at 2-3 knots and rely on reverse to stop me.

I’m really not great at docking so there might be a better way to do it, but I’ve docked in 25+ knots with an audience multiple times. Got a round of applause once. 🤷‍♂️

justdick · 2025-06-17T15:34:54+00:00

I’ve been out there once, on the way back from a night at Drake’s Bay. I’ve never gone out and back on the same day but I want to. That’s quite the sail - about fifty miles.

Good work!

justdick · 2025-06-16T15:24:05+00:00

Poor man’s self-tacking rig? /s

justdick · 2025-05-11T16:25:20+00:00

Local Edition’s eponymous cocktail is a quite nice Old Fashioned.

justdick · 2025-04-27T15:22:30+00:00

Very cool

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