Well, my fellow colleagues of the city’s gin bins, it’s happened again.  Another holiday season has come and gone and now we find ourselves in the always-pleasant slump that follows.  What to do?  Why drink, of course! Tonight come congratulate yourself on a job well done and one more year under your belt serving

One of the first things I do after I wake up in the morning (or afternoon) is check my inbox for those daily deal coupon offers.  More often than not, though, I’m like, dude, I don’t WANT a Brazilian Rainforest Body Wrap or an hour-long salt air treatment (whatever those

We’ve mentioned Rainbow Grocery before on Broke-Ass Stuart, the super hip co-op grocery store in the Mission, but after my trip there last week, the first one in a long while, I decided to provide a list of things that are really cheap and are worth making the trek through

Who doesn’t love farmers? I’d like to be one some day. I grew up on a Macadamia nut farm on Kauai. Or what was supposed to be a Macadamia nut farm. You see, Mac nuts trees take seven years to mature. But on year eight was hurricane Iniki, which wiped

A couple years ago I dated a guy in art school.  I know, I know — mistake.  I mean, I love artists, but y’all are crazy.  Of course, that same insanity, which I guess could also be described as passion if you’re not as misanthropic as me, is precisely what

Our friends at Uptown Almanac have been publishing their Internet web thing for a whole year now and to celebrating turning one, the PBRs at Bender’s Bar are turning $1. Since it’s Bender’s, you can expect people lining up for tater tots at the grill while others line up for

Before I begin my persuasive post convincing you to go to the following New Year’s Eve bash, I have to be honest and admit the following:  In no way do I believe that mixing alcohol with roller skates and disco attire can end well. That said, CellSpace is hosting a