Some organization we've never heard of and could probably care the less about, the American Institute of Architects, put together a list of the Top 25 Bestest Buildings in San Francisco. Look for attendant show on VH-1 featuring snarky comments from Hal Sparks, Ian Michael Black, and Rachel Harris. ...

Just a note/warning/reminder/ what have you that tomorrow at twelve will be the "Rally and March to End the War in Iraq." All this in protest of the Surgesclation of which our President, George "I'm a Decider" Bush has set out on. And isn't "I'm a Decider" a Monkees tune? And wasn't it played on the episode where a bunch of gypsys kidnap the gang and make them try to steal the Maltese Vulture?...

Outbound -- next train, N Wednesday, now approaching. Tonight: The San Francisco Public Library has invited Caldecott-winning book illustrator Tomie DePaola for the 10th annual Effie Lee Morris Lecture. Effie Lee Morris was the coordinator of children's literature at the SFPL from 1963-77 and was a pioneer in spearheading the development of children's library resources. The lecture is free and starts at 6:30 p.m. in the Koret Auditorium of the Main Library. Thursday: Come see......