the older & wiser Pliny | fiftysomething queer | San Francisco since 1994 | on the web since 1996 | fka Mermaniac back in the blogging days | he/him
Bill (Pliny the Older)
I've stopped at this cafe so many times over the years, so this makes me sad. Connecting the loss to climate change is a wake-up call.
also I'm the only one on this streetcar
it's sunny with a tiny bit of SF chill. finally wearing my Rozanov tee
waiting for muni; yesterday was my Ilya shirt, so today is Shane
"prism honey"
isaac newton inventing the gay science of optics, probably
speaking of the Cliff’s anniversary
ran into Olivia on Castro; she was working the party celebrating the 90th anniversary of Cliff's
oooh there's a new Pride Storybundle — 16 drm-free ebooks, including the newest We're Here (best queer sf/f/h from 2024), and I Want That Twink Obliterated, and Geoff Ryman's classic Was, and R. B. Lemberg's latest, and so much more.
I know we all keep marveling at how great Widow's Bay is, but it is so fantastic. I will remember the genealogy exposition for a very long time.
Just love Serge Gay Jr's new mural — a tribute to queer gaymers. My favorite detail is the unexpected Peel Slowly and See reference to Andy Warhol's banana sticker on the cover of The Velvet Underground & Nico album
