Just Wonderin'

If the Giants had won the Bay Bridge World Series 21 years ago...

...would the ring have featured the Bay Bridge instead of the Golden Gate?

Alice's "Wonder"-ful Blanket

As I've said before, I was never too into "Alice in Wonderland" as a kid. I found it to be a bit creepy (I realize that was kind of the point).

But I'm a big fan of this "Alice in Wonderland" baby blanket that we received as a gift for Alice. The artwork is especially charming.

Definitely 'Off-Label Use'

Thanks to our generous supply of hand-me-downs, Elliot has come into possession of a pair of FUBU jeans.

This automatically puts him into the running for "whitest person ever to wear FUBU without any sense of irony."

I don't think a product has strayed so far from its intended use since kids began huffing nitrous oxide from whipped-cream canisters.

What's Going On Here?

I'm not sure what this sculpture being installed near Drumm Street is supposed to be.

But it feels a little naughty.

Tot Talks: Conversations with a 2-Year-Old

Elliot has a growing vocabulary, and yet, talking to him is increasingly like trying to have a conversation with Tracy Jordan. Here's a sample.

CONVERSATION ONE:

Elliot was out playing in the backyard, and repeatedly called "HELP! HELP!" because he touched a prickly rosebush or got a piece of gravel in his shoe.

"Elliot, have you heard of the boy who cried wolf?"

"No."

"A boy kept saying a wolf was going to eat him. But it didn't."

"Why my eat a wolf?"

"No, you wouldn't eat the wolf. The wolf would eat you."

"HELP!"

CONVERSATION TWO:

"Elliot, we can't have an egg hunt now. Easter is three weeks away. Do you know how long a week is?"

"Yes."

"How long?"

"A dog's poo."

"What?"

Spotted on the Embarcadero

I saw this sign in a trashcan near the Ferry Building.

The front...

...and back.

I hope it served its purpose well — whatever that was.

'Write the Wrap': the Aftermath

Well, the Giants lost their first game last night.

Perhaps they weren't motivated enough by the lackadaisical slogan chosen by the Examiner's "Write the Wrap" contest.

The winner, "Repeat the feat," was probably the best choice among the finalists. Still, I have to wonder how inspiring "Mutton Champs" would have been.

Maybe I can still take this to a Kinko's.