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Matt Weimer
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Present in San Francisco. Past in theater. Future unknown.
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Attending my first Pride Parade in 1989, I was so surprised to see my Congresswoman in the parade, taking what I assumed to be the personal and professional risk of participating, that I wrote her a letter to thank her. I received this letter in reply.

#NancyPelosi #LGBTQ #SanFrancisco
1989 letter from Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi expressing support for the gay community.
November 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Call me old-fashioned, but I still find it satisfying to show up to my polling place on Election Day to cast my ballot.

#YesOn50
#California
An "I Voted!" sticked on a blue shirt.
November 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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It's nothing new.
News images of an oblivious-looking Trump wandering in front of a frustrated-looking Queen Elizabeth II.
November 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Today's Halloween potluck contribution: Almond Roca candies on a bed of chopped peanuts.

#Halloween 🍽️
Almond Roca candies on a bed of chopped peanuts, served with a white litter scoop in a white litter box, so it resembles cat poop. Shown on a wooden table in front of a white wall.
October 31, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Antifa radicals across from my office today. Radicals, I say!

#SanFrancisco
October 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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My favorite Prunella Scales trivia is that when she played QEII in "Single Spies" in 1988, it broke an unspoken protocol by being the first time a reigning monarch had been portrayed on the London stage. The strength it must have taken to do that was evident in all her work. I was a fan.
#RIP
Headshot of Prunella Scales, smiling, with a pink lipstick matching her pink sweater.
October 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Do you suppose Trump checked with Melania first to see if it was okay to tear her office down?
Washington Post news photo of demolition work on the White House's East Wing.
October 22, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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For today's book group: pumpkin cake with a maple/olive oil glaze.

#baking 💙📚🍽️
Slices of a brownish (pumpkin) cake with a cream-colored frosting/glaze, on a white dish, on a light brown wooden table, in front of a white wall.
October 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Today's protest sign.

#NoKings #SanFrancisco
Man holding a protest sign, showing Donald Trump dressed as a king with a red circle and line through it, suggesting rejection. Around him are photos showing no rejection signs. Clockwise: Martin Luther King Jr, Larry King, B.B. King, Carole King, Don King, Regina King, Stephen King, Billie Jean King.
October 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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I'm still getting this year's Halloween party food sorted out, but here was my contribution last year: bread sticks dipped in white chocolate and colored sugar. 🙂

#Halloween 🍽️
Bread sticks dipped in white chocolate and black-colored sugar, in an ashtray, meant to look like a bunch of cigarette stubs. On a wood table in front of a white wall.
October 15, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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With the Blue Angels sidelined by the government shutdown, the Canadian Snowbirds stepped up to take their place during today's Fleet Week Air Show. I'm not sure how much we deserve it these days, but thanks for the love, Canada!

#SanFrancisco
A hugging couple, in silhouette, watch as airplanes make a heart in the sky.
October 13, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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To me, Diane Keaton wasn't always the obvious choice going into a movie, but she always felt like the right choice by the end. She brought talent and beauty, of course, but she infused her performances with a humanity that I can't believe was just acting.

#filmsky #RIP
Diane Keaton, arms akimbo, in her famous vest outfit, in "Annie Hall" Diane Keaton in a cream-colored sequined gown, singing into a vintage microphone in front of a big band, in "Radio Days". Diane Keaton, looking pensive at a dinner table, wearing a red blouse, with empty plates and half-finished glasses of red wine, in "The Godfather". Diane Keaton, emerging from shadows, smiling radiantly and lovingly, surrounded by singing workers, in "Reds".
October 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Seen on my walk today.

(Union Street between Pierce and Baker.)

#bloomscrolling #SanFrancisco
Red flowers over the green hedges and a garage. A bush of purple flowers in front of a blue shingle and white brick wall. A bush of yellow flowers in front of a bluish garage door and light brown wall. A big flowering bush surrounding a blue/green door and a garage, with a black car at the garage door.
September 29, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Seen on my walk today.

#bloomscrolling #SanFrancisco
A bush of purple flowers in front of an ornate gate, in front of a pretty stone building, which is the Veterans Building in San Francisco.
September 28, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Seen on my walk today: beautiful flowers and beautiful lowriders.

#bloomscrolling #SanFrancisco
Purple flowers in front of a purple house. The front end of a red lowrider car, with the hood off showing a gold-trimmed engine.
September 21, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Two years ago today, I completed one of my favorite projects, exploring California by visiting all 58 counties, all in under a year and without flying. It's a huge, beautiful, diverse place, and I was honestly unprepared for what an amazing experience it would be.
#travel #California
Man with a red shirt and blue jacket standing on a sunny day in front of San Francisco City Hall. Man in a white shirt standing on a sunny day at the Imperial Sand Dunes. Man in a blue shirt standing in front of a valley between rocky mountains, near Sonora Pass. Man in a black coat standing in front of the Crescent City Lighthouse.
September 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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For today's book group: peanut butter cake with caramel frosting.

#baking 💙📚🍽️
Small square slices of peanut butter cake with caramel frosting, on a white plate, on a light wood table, in front of a white wall.
September 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Seen on my walk today.

#bloomscrolling #SanFrancisco
Fuscia-colored flowers on a plant in a terra cotta pot, on a gray window ledge, behind a metal grate, with dappled sunlight.
September 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Today at sunny Stanford.
#tourism #California
Man standing on a sunny day in the quad at Stanford, with palm trees and the Hoover Tower in the background.
September 1, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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August 31, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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Today in sunny Petaluma.
#travel #California
Man standing on a sunny street in front of a row of pretty old buildings.
August 31, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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I wouldn't say I have a single favorite, but I enjoyed Marianne Faithfull as Ophelia in "Hamlet".
Marianne Faithfull as Ophelia and Nicol Williamson as Hamlet in "Hamlet". Black and white photo. He is lying in her arms, reaching up and touching her cheek, while she looks away pensively.
August 30, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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A wildfire is raging in Washington State. On Wednesday, ICE agents showed up and started arresting the firefighters.

Feel safer now?

(photo from Seattle Times) #resist
Firefighters sitting idle on a stack of logs, while an ICE agent watches over them. Several ICE vehicles are waiting on a dirt road in the forest.
August 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Seen on my walk today, little blooms in the dunes (plus birds and bees).

#bloomscrolling #SanFrancisco
Little white flowers among some other plants I don't know. Little yellow flowers among some other plants I don't know, on the side of a small sand dune. A bee on a little white flower, among green leaves and buds. And old crow or raven sitting next to an old seagull on a wall, both looking out at the ocean. The Cliff House is in the distant background.
August 24, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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As I try to wrap my mind around our current times, I've been reading a lot of non-fiction for context, including books about people who divisively seize power for themselves, laws be damned. I just finished this monumental Pulitzer-winning bio of J. Edgar Hoover. Highly recommended.
#booksky 💙📚 💡📚
Cover of the book "G-Man", by Beverly Gage
August 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM