Comments on: The “only in SF” mayoral race http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/10/18/the-only-in-sf-mayoral-race/ She escaped from the belly of the liberal beast Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:15:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Mike Devx http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/10/18/the-only-in-sf-mayoral-race/#comment-15723 Mike Devx Fri, 19 Oct 2007 04:48:29 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=1974#comment-15723 ...used to call SF “the City that knew how.” I'm thinking back to your post on Switzerland, Book. Switzerland used to be the country that knew how. America used to be the can-do country. Now we're the can-whine country. Or maybe the can-sue country. …used to call SF “the City that knew how.”

I’m thinking back to your post on Switzerland, Book. Switzerland used to be the country that knew how.

America used to be the can-do country. Now we’re the can-whine country.
Or maybe the can-sue country.

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]]> By: Earl http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/10/18/the-only-in-sf-mayoral-race/#comment-15725 Earl Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:18:24 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=1974#comment-15725 I sometimes wonder what Herb Caen (author of the aphorism that now seems so ridiculous to us), a man who genuinely love San Francisco, would think and say about his favorite town and its politicians, today. Maybe roughly what I think and (mostly don't) say, 60 years after being born at Stanford University Hospital (then in S.F.), where my Dad had been born only 25 years before. For those who don't know Herb, here are a few links: Wikipedia bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Caen 87th (posthumous) birthday party - some classic columns: http://www.sfgate.com/columnists/caen/ Tributes and remembrances when he died in 1997: http://www.sfgate.com/columnists/caen/tribute/ Amazon has a number of things by Herb Caen, including Best of Herb Caen He was one-of-a-kind -- a flawed human being like all of us, but the best gossip columnist I ever read, and I guess I forgave him a lot because he loved the City so deeply. R.I.P, Herb. I sometimes wonder what Herb Caen (author of the
aphorism that now seems so ridiculous to us), a man
who genuinely love San Francisco, would think and
say about his favorite town and its politicians, today.
Maybe roughly what I think and (mostly don’t) say,
60 years after being born at Stanford University
Hospital (then in S.F.), where my Dad had been born
only 25 years before.

For those who don’t know Herb, here are a few links:
Wikipedia bio:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Caen

87th (posthumous) birthday party - some classic columns:
http://www.sfgate.com/columnists/caen/

Tributes and remembrances when he died in 1997:
http://www.sfgate.com/columnists/caen/tribute/

Amazon has a number of things by Herb Caen, including
Best of Herb Caen

He was one-of-a-kind — a flawed human being like all of
us, but the best gossip columnist I ever read, and I guess
I forgave him a lot because he loved the City so deeply.

R.I.P, Herb.

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