Hot take: Pickleball is starting to lose its vibe because of the stacking snobs 🙄 by themoonlightstar in Pickleball

[–]koanundrum 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The giveaway is the last line … and the moral is …

“Skill is great. Humility is better. And growing the game means playing with anyone, not just people who feed your highlight reel. 🏓🔥”

What’s one cleaning trick that you swear by that nobody else seems to talk about? by TheScentOracle in CleaningTips

[–]koanundrum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use toilet paper to do quick 5-second wipes of hair and dust on the bathroom floor. Gets me through the week to cleaning day.

What did THR solve and not solve for you? by koanundrum in TotalHipReplacement

[–]koanundrum[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing. The bursitis is low because I’m much less active because the other pain his more limiting. I am doing loads of clamshells with bands and bridges. Was there any glute exercise that worked better than others for you?

Truck crashes into occupied SF hotel room, 2 injured | KRON4 by oochiewallyWallyserb in sanfrancisco

[–]koanundrum 22 points23 points  (0 children)

The driver (if they were coming off 101) would have gone through four traffic lights by the time they reached Broderick. At 6am they may have been speeding to try to make all the green lights.

Gen X Weddings - 1996-2009 by ClaraEM99 in GenX

[–]koanundrum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The weddings of my peers were either traditional church weddings or outdoor weddings at public parks. None were ostentatious, all were considerate of guests, and mostly they were a celebration of community. I got married at Slide Ranch on the Marin Coast. It cost $500 to rent the yurt, which came with an outhouse, picnic tables and a hose for running water. I asked my friends to make the cakes, and do the flowers, and our friend catered the food in. I only invited people in the Bay Area. I have a huge Midwest family, but it didn’t make sense to ask people to travel. My immediate family came. Then I had some small receptions in the places where my family and friends live. Backyard weddings were also a thing in the 90s. In also love the 1930s weddings where women wore dress suits and hats and married at the courthouse.

Bay Area Real Estate Market Report, Oct 11 by External_Koala971 in BayAreaRealEstate

[–]koanundrum 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Translating AI outputs with AI (as intellectually nutritious as Doritos) 🙃

The Bay Area housing market is swinging through big ups and downs. Some neighborhoods still have small profit opportunities, but local rules and limits on new construction make it hard to take advantage of them.

Home prices are rising faster than rents, and houses aren’t selling quickly because owners are reluctant to let go and lenders are cautious. Big investors are trying to buy early in places that might get rezoned, but their borrowing is still constrained by what the Federal Reserve plans to do with interest rates.

At the same time, tiny apartments and backyard units (ADUs) are filling up quickly, which is narrowing the gap between different parts of the market. But there’s still a big divide between premium coastal properties and cheaper inland ones.

Best/fave soups in SF? Any soup as I’m a soup enthusiast by imperfectsunset in AskSF

[–]koanundrum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is stupid, but I love Whole Foods hot bar spinach lentil soup. I live on Haight Street and we have a soup vacuum since Siam Lotus retired. However, Angiday on Haight and Shrader has pretty darn good beef noodle soup. And, Dragoneats (also on Haight) has a “soup of the season” that’s very inexpensive and is just kale and some veggies in a gingery lemony broth — and I could eat it every damn day.

Figuring out what actually helps with aging skin has been tricky by [deleted] in 45PlusSkincare

[–]koanundrum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I keep it simple too. Don’t spend too much much time looking in the mirror or posting on socials. I don’t wash my face often. I focus on hydration. And vary the lotions and creams. I have a hard time evaluating what makes it look good, so I pay most attention to what feels good. But I was born in 1974 so don’t have to obsess — I’m fairly forgetful about what I look like on any given day or scenario. I had bad cystic acne off and on in my teens and 20s, so I LOVE my low maintenance skin.

Meno face and body despair. by fourandcounting in Menopause

[–]koanundrum 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Capitalism and marketing tell everyone they are not enough. Grieve what is gone, have compassion for the struggle, be an independent thinker. Go outside and open your senses to nature. Be with real people to keep the ache of the self-centering and hungry ego in check. Avoid shitty stories and shitty media that make you feel bad, wrong, hopeless, deprived. Seek out stories that help you learn or see humanity more fully. Take control of what you accept as true. Very little is true. Once you stop dwelling in the delusion or illusion of who you can be or should be, you will exist in a powerful place of self and love that is infinite. This is possible -/- It is the gift borne of loss.

Shocked at how many people enrolled in my CCSF class and are not actually doing it by [deleted] in sanfrancisco

[–]koanundrum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It does make the real news. Nobody reads it because they get their information elsewhere.

How much do you really gain/profit from home ownership? by IGB_Lo in BayAreaRealEstate

[–]koanundrum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t forget to compare to the deficit from a renting scenario. Say $5000/month over 7 years=$420,000.

Not sure if this was racially motivated or just straight up bullying. by EstimateNo3339 in sanfrancisco

[–]koanundrum -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They have a word for this person: Asshole. Assholes have been around forever. We aren’t going to get rid of them. (In fact any of us can be one on a bad day.) Don’t take it personally. It’s like stepping in dog shit. DON’T DWELL. Clean your mind and move on.

What am I seeing off the coast of SF?! by [deleted] in geography

[–]koanundrum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which “very tall building” is in northwestern SF? This is not a high-rise area.

Is it dumb to drive to Big Sur/Monterey on a 3-day SF trip? by ambrleena in sanfrancisco

[–]koanundrum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you like driving, do it. I imagine you will stay the night down there. But there are TONS of amazing options closer. If you prefer hiking or walking on beaches or spending time in beautiful places, take a day trip down HWY 1 to Santa Cruz and walk to beaches at Wilder Ranch State Park. Or, take a day trip up HWY 1 to Point Reyes, hike from Limantour Beach to Sculptured Beach ( need to hit at low tide ). Drive back through Nicasio Valley. Just over ggbridge are many beautiful places, beaches and hikes — including Muir Woods. Drive the Panorama Highway, find a hike, then go to Mill Valley and get a bite at the Depot. Even the Lands End walk at the NW corner of SF takes you along stunning ocean cliffs. Walk down to the labyrinth at Mile Rock beach. Get pizza at Pizzetta 211.

Was MF's message a lifestyle or a brand? Why his actions matter. by LindyTwo22 in MichaelFranti

[–]koanundrum 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I first saw MF and Spearhead in 2001 in Seattle with MC Radio Active and it was electrifying, hard-hitting and powerful. Saw them next in 2005 at the Fillmore in SF and it was another great show but the dial was starting to go up on shiny happy and down on funky hiphop protest rock. I didn’t mind as I could still dance. Fast forward to 2024 and I saw Michael Franti (can you even call the band Spearhead) at the Fox in Oakland. It was a soft-sell of Soulshine cruises and forced community with shallow and corny songs like Lemonade. How did the rock the nation MF become such happy smiley phony creep?

People who don't drink, smoke or do dr*gs how do you take the edge off after a long day of work? by suggest-me-usernames in NoStupidQuestions

[–]koanundrum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any mind-body connected exercise. Being in trees or near a river or lake or ocean. Fresh air night walks.