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"If you are ever in the market for binoculars or telescopes, this place is a MUST visit. I made the mistake of buying some binocs at REI thinking they would be fine (lazy and didnt want to go to…" - Peter Fenton

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Spruce (4)/5)

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"the menu never really changes....this is a shame." - Peter Fenton

NOPA (4)/5)

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"time to "pile on"...great food, and open late....a very rare breed of restaurant in SF, and I hope they enjoy a Zuni like lifespan. the list of rhones was a wonderful surprise, as was everything we…" - Peter Fenton

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"In the direct sense, vice presidents don't have much to do with what goes on in classrooms. But a person who's a creationist doesn't understand science and technology at all," said Lerner. "It doesn't bode well for science, and doesn't bode well for interaction between science and government." - Paul Buchheit

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But more importantly, does she support teaching FSM is schools? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F... - Paul Buchheit

Oy vey. - Steve Isaacs

I'm far more likely to vote for McCain than for Obama - but stuff like this makes my stomach churn. Being a non-believing conservative can be so trying, politically speaking... - Forrest Cox

McCain has completely lost control of this campaign. I'll bet you *he* didn't pick this person. This might explain his crappy attitude in the most recent Time interview. He's knows he's getting pushed around and he doesn't like it. http://bit.ly/3IK5h8 - MikeAmundsen

Yeah, that Time interview is harsh. It doesn't get easier, in fact it gets harder. I know I wouldn't want to deal with it all, but - as a willing candidate - you should lay in that bed. AND ... pick your spots John, Time? Vent with someone a little smaller if you don't want to cause a stir. - AJ Kohn

Why would a nonbelieving conservative support the party? They're even more tax-and-spend than the Democrats, and in fact they're all about running a huge deficit which ensures we'll have taxes forever more. I guess you could hate environmental regulation, or believe we're not engaged in enough wars, or be a strong proponent of traditional religious values without actually believing in God. - ⓞnor

AJ Kohn: yeah, Time interview was not the time to vent. anyway, you think McCain knew about Palin's 'trooper-gate'? about the mass firings to save the local dairy? is he ok with that? surely Obama knew about Biden's 1988 plagarism. - MikeAmundsen

Anyway, why wouldn't McCain pick Palin? She seems like she's smart, charismatic, and photogenic, and her persona is pretty much the personification of the American oil centric lifestyle. - ⓞnor

"Palin was answering a question from the moderator near the conclusion of Wednesday night's televised debate on KAKM Channel 7 when she said, "Teach both. You know, don't be afraid of information. Healthy debate is so important, and it's so valuable in our schools. I am a proponent of teaching both."" - Brian Newman

"In an interview Thursday, Palin said she meant only to say that discussion of alternative views should be allowed to arise in Alaska classrooms: "I don't think there should be a prohibition against debate if it comes up in class. It doesn't have to be part of the curriculum."" She added that, if elected, she would not push the state Board of Education to add such creation-based alternatives to the state's required curriculum. - Brian Newman

http://dwb.adn.com/news/politi... - Brian Newman

@Mike: I can't imagine they didn't know about trooper gate or the dairy board switch. Clearly Obama's camp knew about "xerox" Biden. Big news back then. Biden did credit it correctly numerous times - he just didn't *every* time and the rest was history. - AJ Kohn

AJ Kohn: yep, i'm with ya. - MikeAmundsen

Unfortunately, as we saw in the last election, a large portion of the voting population is not troubled by this idea or would even agree with it. - Daisy

@ⓞnor - quite simple: because the very DNA of the Democrat platform stands against virtually everything I stand for. I am no fan of the current Republican caucus, nor am I a fan of the current POTUS. I am frequently at odds with the paradox that is the "religious right" - it is after all the source of the most socialist tendencies of the current Republican coalition. But the alternative is an anti-man religion borne of envy, victimhood and hate that I will not support. - Forrest Cox

If she wants it taught as part of religious education that's fine. If she want's it taught as an alternative to the FACT of evolution that's wrong. You can't teach an alternative to proven fact. But anti-evolutionists are very motivated and the average person doesn't realize that a theory is not just some idea . That two thirds of Americans don't know this is exactly why Creationism seems like a good idea to teach as an alternative to the 'theory' of Evolution. But that's what govt. school buys you. - Peter Simard

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Andy Sernovitz meets Ali G

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Conduit (5)/5)

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"Epi Dupin in San Francisco. If you've eaten at Epi Dupin in Paris, this will remind you of how awesome it is...and how lucky we are to have the sister restaurant here. The service and ambiance have no…" - Peter Fenton

Sitescope (5)/5)

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"If you are ever in the market for binoculars or telescopes, this place is a MUST visit. I made the mistake of buying some binocs at REI thinking they would be fine (lazy and didnt want to go to…" - Peter Fenton

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Search: Yahoo VP shows how Cuil could be cooler

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SAM YOU ARE HILARIOUS!!!!! - Peter Fenton via Bookmarklet

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Devastating time series of our Big Sur place....

June 23 at 8:41 pm - Link

Dude, that really sucks. - Sam Pullara

I didn't know you had a place there - so sorry to hear it. - Bret Taylor

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thanks, we're really bummed, but big sur will still be there and we can rebuild...i hope nobody reading this EVER has loses a place near to their heart like this - Peter Fenton

Peter, I'm so sorry... I hope you can manage to have a happy birthday in the midst of the challenge. - Bradley Horowitz

Ai!! That is truly awful. I am so sorry. And not just the house, but the gardens too, all those roses ... is it all black all around there? Anything salvageable? - Stewart

will know more tomorrow, but it looks like a total loss... - Peter Fenton

Sorry to hear this, it looks like such a beautiful area. - Jim Norris

Sorry to hear that Peter. - Jason Shellen

My husband and I were greatly saddened and distressed to hear about the destruction of the Stone House and so much of the surrounding area that was dear to my husband's father, Harry Lafler, who-- as you know-- built the Stone House in 1925 and homesteaded Lafler Canyon in 1909. We are following the story on the Internet but would also appreciate hearing from you when you know the extent of the damage. - Joanne Lafler

Joanne, amazing you found me! i'm heading down today, hoping to see what's there, hoping to the high heavens that the stone work remains....will send an update once i know more - Peter Fenton

Thanks for your reply, Peter. I found you through Denise Sallee, who was the first to inform us about the ravages of the fire. The house has not been in the Lafler family since the early 1960s, when John's mother was in a bad financial way and had to sell the remaining Lafler property in Big Sur, but John and I had spent our honeymoon there some years earlier and we still feel a strong attachment to it. More than strong! John hardly remembers his father, who died when John was only five, so the house was a tangible connection. We have not been up there for about 25 years, when we had permission of the then owner to scatter his mother's ashes. I am in the final stages of writing a biography of Harry Lafler, and I never imagined that it would end this way. So yes, please, let us know how much of the structure survived. I suppose that at some time we might wish to pay our last respects, if that is all right with you. you are ever interested in seeing photographs of the early history of the house-- - Joanne Lafler

.just back from the remains of house, hill still on fire we had helicopters above us dumping water as we climbed up the smokey hillside. heartbroken, but also still felt the magic of the place. i'll post photos tonight. needless to say i shed more than a tear. joanne. pls email me at pfenton@benchmark.com. would love to share photos, etc - Peter Fenton

lost a 5000 sq ft studio in a fire once, you pick up and move on, but even last night i dreamed about it, 20 years later - Gregory Lent

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Vitrine (5)/5)

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"I'm a huge fan of the breakfast here, the service can be exceptional, the food is awesome, and the ambiance is very couth. Breakfast places seem to either be fast service bad food, or painfully slow…" - Peter Fenton

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A conversation with Natalie Dessay - Charlie Rose

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Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Database - Special Report

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wish i knew this 30 yrs ago - Peter Fenton via Bookmarklet

Their rating system is a little too complicated for me to grasp. - Michael

I had no idea...thanks for sharing! - Karen Padham Taylor

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Xuxa's new playgroup

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Stonehouse Remains

June 27 at 8:51 pm - Link

:(. Sorry dude - jeremy liew

Peter,I lived in the Stonehouse in 1970 for about a year..after my brother in law Jimmy Wood had restored the place after years of neglect. He split the shakes for the roof, built doors, created a water system, and lived there with a $100.00/year reantal/lease for restoration of the house and property. - Robert DeFord

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Wow, that's a remarkable series of photos. - Jim Norris

So sad. - Anne Bouey

These are fantastic photos. Great Job. - Caesi

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Ultracycling: Water and Salt Intake

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Lazy Sunday

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The Gun Show

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I didn't have much luck with that at Stanford either. - Jim Norris

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Bill O'Reilly On "Inside Edition": Vintage Meltdown - Media on The Huffington Post

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FaceBook In Reality - idiotsofants.com and BBC'sThe Wall

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To Run Faster, Triathletes Should Stop Swimming and Cycling - New York Times

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Wow! - Anne Bouey

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La Folie (1/5)

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"*WARNING* AVOID LATE RESERVATIONS (after 9pm) *WARNING* I really hesitate to write a negative review, especially for restauranteurs who give their life to creating a wonderful experience for others.…" - Peter Fenton

will keep that in mind! - Min Liu

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Big Sur Marathon

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Only in Saudi Arabia

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Holy schnikees! - JonathanJoseph

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New Relic gets $3.5M to help manage Ruby on Rails applications » VentureBeat

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Congrats on the launch! - Bret Taylor

Scalability is a Red Herring. People dream of having success enough to worry about scalability. Good to see it being addressed though. - Dan Keldsen via Alert Thingy

Well, scalability isn't a sufficient criterion for success, but it's close to a necessary one. - Jim Norris

And also, congratulations! When do we get a Python version? - Jim Norris

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Big Sur Marathon