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Matt Weimer
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Present in San Francisco. Past in theater. Future unknown.
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He assured me I'm on the "nice" list.

#Santa #SanFrancisco
Man (me) in a black coat and shirt and blue jeans, sitting on the arm of an ornate red and gold chair, in which is seated a classically dressed Santa Claus. Both smiling.
December 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Gosh, I can't wait to see who wins FIFA's Peace Prize next year!
Gold prize, looking like a bunch of hands holding up a globe, in front of a background that looks like orange and red confetti.
December 6, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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I'll add to the chorus of love for Claude, the albino alligator at the California Academy of Sciences, who just died at age 30. He'll be missed.
(Terrible photo of me, sorry, but Claude looks handsome as always.)
@calacademy.bsky.social #RIP #SanFrancisco
Smiling man in front of an exhibit at an aquarium featuring an albino alligator.
December 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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For #WorldAIDSDay I choose to remember that on Sept 5, 1991, some AIDS activists erected a giant condom over the house of the rabidly homophobic Senator Jesse Helms. Good trouble, in case anybody needs the inspiration these days.
A giant, yellowish inflatable (fake) condom, situated in a suburban yard. Text on the condom reads, in part, "Helms is deadlier than a virus."
December 2, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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A friend once came upon Tom Stoppard giving a book signing that was so last-minute, it was completely unattended. My friend gushed praise. Stoppard replied, "I'm bored. Let's go shopping," and led my friend around the store, giving him book recommendations. What a treat that must've been. #RIP
Middle-aged man [Tom Stoppard] in a head and chest pose, looking at the camera with an unsmiling but warm expression, light blue shirt and tweed jacket, lighting from the right, brownish wall and some sort of black metal structure in the background.
November 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Just pausing to note that Rock Hudson was born a century ago today.

#filmsky #lgbtq
Black and white photo of a smoldering, half-smiling sideways look from a smolderingly handsome man (Rock Hudson), brown hair, white shirt.
November 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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November 13, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Attending my first Pride Parade in 1989, I was so surprised to see my Congresswoman in the parade, taking what I assumed to be the personal and professional risk of participating, that I wrote her a letter to thank her. I received this letter in reply.

#NancyPelosi #LGBTQ #SanFrancisco
1989 letter from Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi expressing support for the gay community.
November 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Call me old-fashioned, but I still find it satisfying to show up to my polling place on Election Day to cast my ballot.

#YesOn50
#California
An "I Voted!" sticked on a blue shirt.
November 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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It's nothing new.
News images of an oblivious-looking Trump wandering in front of a frustrated-looking Queen Elizabeth II.
November 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Today's Halloween potluck contribution: Almond Roca candies on a bed of chopped peanuts.

#Halloween 🍽️
Almond Roca candies on a bed of chopped peanuts, served with a white litter scoop in a white litter box, so it resembles cat poop. Shown on a wooden table in front of a white wall.
October 31, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Antifa radicals across from my office today. Radicals, I say!

#SanFrancisco
October 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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My favorite Prunella Scales trivia is that when she played QEII in "Single Spies" in 1988, it broke an unspoken protocol by being the first time a reigning monarch had been portrayed on the London stage. The strength it must have taken to do that was evident in all her work. I was a fan.
#RIP
Headshot of Prunella Scales, smiling, with a pink lipstick matching her pink sweater.
October 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Do you suppose Trump checked with Melania first to see if it was okay to tear her office down?
Washington Post news photo of demolition work on the White House's East Wing.
October 22, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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For today's book group: pumpkin cake with a maple/olive oil glaze.

#baking 💙📚🍽️
Slices of a brownish (pumpkin) cake with a cream-colored frosting/glaze, on a white dish, on a light brown wooden table, in front of a white wall.
October 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Today's protest sign.

#NoKings #SanFrancisco
Man holding a protest sign, showing Donald Trump dressed as a king with a red circle and line through it, suggesting rejection. Around him are photos showing no rejection signs. Clockwise: Martin Luther King Jr, Larry King, B.B. King, Carole King, Don King, Regina King, Stephen King, Billie Jean King.
October 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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I'm still getting this year's Halloween party food sorted out, but here was my contribution last year: bread sticks dipped in white chocolate and colored sugar. 🙂

#Halloween 🍽️
Bread sticks dipped in white chocolate and black-colored sugar, in an ashtray, meant to look like a bunch of cigarette stubs. On a wood table in front of a white wall.
October 15, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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With the Blue Angels sidelined by the government shutdown, the Canadian Snowbirds stepped up to take their place during today's Fleet Week Air Show. I'm not sure how much we deserve it these days, but thanks for the love, Canada!

#SanFrancisco
A hugging couple, in silhouette, watch as airplanes make a heart in the sky.
October 13, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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To me, Diane Keaton wasn't always the obvious choice going into a movie, but she always felt like the right choice by the end. She brought talent and beauty, of course, but she infused her performances with a humanity that I can't believe was just acting.

#filmsky #RIP
Diane Keaton, arms akimbo, in her famous vest outfit, in "Annie Hall" Diane Keaton in a cream-colored sequined gown, singing into a vintage microphone in front of a big band, in "Radio Days". Diane Keaton, looking pensive at a dinner table, wearing a red blouse, with empty plates and half-finished glasses of red wine, in "The Godfather". Diane Keaton, emerging from shadows, smiling radiantly and lovingly, surrounded by singing workers, in "Reds".
October 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Seen on my walk today.

(Union Street between Pierce and Baker.)

#bloomscrolling #SanFrancisco
Red flowers over the green hedges and a garage. A bush of purple flowers in front of a blue shingle and white brick wall. A bush of yellow flowers in front of a bluish garage door and light brown wall. A big flowering bush surrounding a blue/green door and a garage, with a black car at the garage door.
September 29, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Seen on my walk today.

#bloomscrolling #SanFrancisco
A bush of purple flowers in front of an ornate gate, in front of a pretty stone building, which is the Veterans Building in San Francisco.
September 28, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Seen on my walk today: beautiful flowers and beautiful lowriders.

#bloomscrolling #SanFrancisco
Purple flowers in front of a purple house. The front end of a red lowrider car, with the hood off showing a gold-trimmed engine.
September 21, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Two years ago today, I completed one of my favorite projects, exploring California by visiting all 58 counties, all in under a year and without flying. It's a huge, beautiful, diverse place, and I was honestly unprepared for what an amazing experience it would be.
#travel #California
Man with a red shirt and blue jacket standing on a sunny day in front of San Francisco City Hall. Man in a white shirt standing on a sunny day at the Imperial Sand Dunes. Man in a blue shirt standing in front of a valley between rocky mountains, near Sonora Pass. Man in a black coat standing in front of the Crescent City Lighthouse.
September 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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For today's book group: peanut butter cake with caramel frosting.

#baking 💙📚🍽️
Small square slices of peanut butter cake with caramel frosting, on a white plate, on a light wood table, in front of a white wall.
September 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Seen on my walk today.

#bloomscrolling #SanFrancisco
Fuscia-colored flowers on a plant in a terra cotta pot, on a gray window ledge, behind a metal grate, with dappled sunlight.
September 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM