A few weekends ago we walked to the Burlingame Farmer’s Market (ought to make that a regular activity) and on the way back, stopped by Stangelini’s Italian Deli which is a few blocks away from our apartment. It’s a pretty retro Italian corner store, but they do make some killer sandwiches and a homemade lasagna.

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This is the last title in William Poundstone’s secret spoiling series. It’s now out of print. I return to these books every once in a while to re-read this fun stuff. Here’s a short list of what bizarre, trivial information is in this one:

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Also an older title, I still enjoy re-reading this book from time to time. It’s also by William Poundstone and exposes information about things “they” don’t want you to know. Here’s a short list format summary of some of the topics in this one:

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Big Secrets by William Poundstone is an old book, but I still enjoy skimming through it every few years. The author did research into obscure subjects people don’t want you to know about. This is different from mysteries, which nobody knows the truth - there are no Loch Ness monster tales. This is stuff that is more on the level of urban legend or conspiracy theories, corporate secrets, and magic tricks. The easiest way to give you a glimpse of what’s inside is a quick list of the secrets plus some links if you don’t know what they refer to.

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So… once again I don’t usually write about food, but this past weekend we visited one of my vices of San Francisco: Indian ice cream. More specifically, there’s a hole-in-the-wall type joint near 16th and Valencia in the Mission called “Bombay Ice Creamery“.

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