• "Static and squat," declares John King on the new residential tower, Soma Grand. And it only gets worse, beautifully so. [SFGate]
• Have a sumptuous yet refreshing woodchuck, raccoon, or squirrel recipe? Send it to Endless Summer and you could win a "guest blogging post." [Endless Simmer]
• Fashion on the 5-Fulton dazzles. [Nature abhors a vacuum]
• President George W. Bush is coming to the Bay Area tomorrow to make a cameo appearance in Milk, or something like that. [Oakland Tribune]
• Barack Obama is movin' on up. [SFBG]
• The US Coast Guard is on the scene after a gas truck drenches Highway 101 in everyone's favorite scent: gasoline. [Examiner]
• Hey! It's Oprah's birthday today! Shouldn't we get the day off on the anniversary of her existence? We should. [Wiki]