Harry and Pepper, the SF Zoo’s same-sex couple have raised a strong, healthy boy and have been living happily together for years. They became friends early in life, but sparks flew once puberty hit. Now that the boy has grown, Harry seems to be experimenting with females!
Photo: Nicole Bengiveno / New York Times
Things were great with Harry and Pepper according to the SF Examiner:
Harry would gather grass and bring it home to Pepper, who would arrange it tidily in their burrow. Single females would come around, but both birds never seemed interested.
Time went on and Linda, a friend of Harry and Pepper left her mate to start hanging out with a recently single, Fig. While with Fig, Linda and Harry became friendly and
One day, Harry and Linda approached Pepper’s pen and confronted Pepper. Harry began attacking Pepper violently and the three ultimately had to be separated. Harry and Linda successfully nested this year and eventually Pepper was returned to the penguin exhibit from a bachelor pad at the Avian Conservation Center, where he quietly took up his old residence. Zookeepers and fans are waiting with bated breath to see what might happen next.
Zoo penguin couple breaks up [SF Examiner]
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March 16, 2009 • 11:19 am
So, we hardly promoted at all and frankly, we forgot that this contest existed until an email showed up today asking us to 
vote for another blog. Holy Shit! SF Schtuff not only made the first round, we are seeded #4. Now our competitive juices are flowing and we want to advance!
Schtuff:
- A national “best of” real estate blog tournament was created.
- SF Schtuff is seeded #4 (thank you!)
- We didn’t ask for your vote at all (we didn’t think we had a chance), but are now going to give it a shot.
We ask you, the readers.. PLEASE VOTE FOR SF Schtuff
Blog Brawl Round 1 [var buzz]
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February 17, 2009 • 6:30 pm
For all you Twitter-Heads, we recommend following Emergency_In_SF. This service is not affiliated with the city or county of San Francisco, but they often tweet about emergencies in sF well before the major news outlets. The latest update, at 6:00pm on 2/17 informs us that there was a raw sewage spill in Sausalito that may wash ashore in sF. Stinky.
Emergency_In_SF [Twitter]
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January 30, 2009 • 3:23 pm
January 26, 2009 • 6:33 pm
Our statiscts “tag” gets so much lurve from ya’ll, so we’ve decided to make it easily accessible from every page. You can now click on Statistics in the upper navigation bar to see any of our posts that have involved numbers over the years. We encourage requests and suggestions so that we can provide the type of reports you’d like to see. Tips and comments on every post help improve SF Schtuff’s content greatly, so don’t be shy! Additionally, we are working on more dynamic statistics as we speak write.
On a different note, we are always looking for Schtuffers (contributors) to help out and provide insight, facts, stories, etc. If you have interest in writing, reporting, analyzing, preparing, sharing or anything else on a regular or semi-regular basis, please don’t be shy, we want to hear from you! You can reach us here or at [email protected].
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December 9, 2008 • 9:06 am
We are crossing the Golden Gate Bridge this morning–something that is becoming a December tradition–because Community Action Marin, a private non-profit social service agency is raffling a $2 million Marin Dream House overlooking the Bay (same house as last year as the previous winner decided to take the cash instead of the house). Proceeds from the raffle benefit Community Action Marin in its continued efforts to meet the needs of the poor and disadvantaged people in Marin County.
Raffle Schtuff:
- Tickets are $150.
- Grand Prize winner chooses either the Dream House or $1.6 million in cash.
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349 other prizes are also available. 1 in 100 chance to win a prize of at least $300.
- $150 helps support local social services in Marin and enters you into the raffle for a chance to win this home.
Grand Prize:
- $2,000,000 Marin County Dream House or $1,600,000 cash
2nd Prize:
3rd Prize:
House Schtuff:
- 4400 square feet
- Four Bedrooms
- Four and a half Bathrooms
- Enormous Bay Windows overlooking San Francisco Bay
- Infinity Pool
- Living Room
- Two Master Bedroom Suites
- Library Suite
- All new appliances
- Completely Fenced and Gated
- Views of bay and harbors during day
- Views of shimmering town lights below at night
- Five minute drive to harbor, downtown San Rafael and Whole Foods Market
- Fifteen Minute Drive to Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco
- Original Home Built 1910 — Major Remodeling 2004-2006
- New Construction that includes Simpson Strong Walls and Roof Tie-Downs
- Extensive stone hardscape and stone walls
- New Copper Plumbing
- New Electrical Wiring
- Fire Sprinkler System
- Burglar Alarm System
- Six Telephone Lines
- Double Pane Windows Throughout
- Entry Click to enlarge Recessed Lighting with Dimmer Control Switches
- Original Oak Wood Flooring and New Oak Wood Flooring with Inset Brazilian Cherry and Accent Squares
- New Carpeting in upper and lower level Master Suites plus Library
- Redwood Columns, circa 1870 from Hibernia Bank in San Francisco set on Polished Travertine Marble
- Travertine Marble Entry, Stairs and lower hallway
- American Standard Zoned Heater and A/C unit with Honeywell Air Filter System designed with separate zones for upper and lower levels
- New Fireplace insert with remote control feature
- New Roof
- Entry Gate Click to enlarge New gutters, leaf covers and downspouts – all copper
- Mature landscaping with Oak Trees and New Designer Landscaping
- New Driveway
- Two Car Garage
- Property Completely Fenced and Gated
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December 1, 2008 • 9:56 am
November 14, 2008 • 8:02 am
Dust off that old Santa suit and get ready to get your yule tide on! Every December for over a decade, Cacophonic Santa’s have terrorized conventional wisdom by staging events covering the globe. From Portland, Oregon to the Ukraine, St. Nicks have traveled far and wide for this ritual of intoxication and most importantly–giving. The 2008 SF Santacon will take place on December 13, 2008, but no further details are yet available, due to the secret, rave-like nature of this event, so stay tuned for schedules and meeting spots.
Bring:
- toys
- mistletoe
- beer money
- drinking vessel
- lube (the reindeer can get freaky if you know what I mean)
- comfortable shoes
- musical instrument or noisemaker
- healthy set of pipes because there’ll be some caroling out in those streets!
Rules:
- Don’t f*ck with kids. The holidays are hard enough on the little bastards.
- Don’t f*ck with the police. They might f*ck with you.
- Don’t f*ck with security. They will call the police (see rule #2)
- Don’t f*ck with Santa. He will ABSOLUTELY f*ck with you.
Enjoy the festive, friendly confines of Thanksgiving. This Christmas will bring a Santa Invasion. Nothing can stop the red tide!
Santarchy & Santacon [website]
The Cacophony Society [website]
Santacon 2007 [laughing squid]
Red Tide [Wikipedia]
Get in the Spirit: Santacon Invades SF [SF Schtuff]
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September 30, 2008 • 6:35 am
By Coach A:
Put this in the “Reason’s why we hate Realtors” box. 958 Carolina St, a 2500 square foot, 4 bed, 2.5 bath single family house in Potrero Hill came on the market on September 10th for $1,795,000. A steep price in my opinion but in this market, it’s probably best to allow the property ample time on the market before making any wild adjustments in price–OR–you can change the price every time a stiff breeze rolls through the Bay Area.
Property History:
- 09/10: New on the market for $1,795,00
- 09/18: Lowered to $1,760,000 ($35K reduction in 8 days-little quick in my opinion)
- 09/20: Lowered to $1,698,000 (really? 48 hours after a reduction, another reduction?)
- 09/21 6pm: Lowered to $1,600,000 (hmmm – did ya give the $62K reduction a full day?)
- 09/21 8pm: Raised to $1,680,000 (guess the interest @ $1.6m was GREAT for 2 hours)
- 09/22: Lowered to $1,678,000 (ahh yes, the effective $2K reduction!)
- 09/25: Lowered to $1,650,000
- 09/29 12:51pm: Lowered to $1,495,000 (ok – now we’re getting closer to the realistic value of this home – 300K below where we started)
- 09/29 12:53: Raised to $1,650,000 (a 2 minute price reduction – DAMN – I missed my chance)
Seriously – what the FU*K is this agent thinking? If it’s done to get the listing popping up on our database which does occur when the price is lowered and raised, well that’s just pathetic. I can think of a few better marketing ideas–shit, Cooper (3.5 years old) can come up with a better strategy! Here’s an idea–why don’t you price the property appropriately – let’s say $1.4m (and that’s PUSHING it) and leave it the hell alone for 3-4 weeks.
Imagine going out to eat with this agent- “I’d like the garden salad and lasagna, no wait, make that the minestrone soup and the burger,
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