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Cheesebags & Apple Juice Thursday, Mar. 29, 2007 - 12:17 a.m. The San Francisco Board Of Supervisors have decided that plastic bags are now to be phased out of grocery stores, and replaced with paper, canvas, or a new biodegradable plastic. I would very much be interested in finding out whether or not the Board of Supervisors has had a comprehensive look at the list of chemical byproducts that are produced by recycling paper and creating biodegradable plastic. I'd also like my city officials to be tested for drugs, but oh well. I'll fix it when I'm king. In the meantime, I'll stare at cheese. --- So, I was jawing with a Reliable Anonymous Source last night, and am informed that BayCon 2007 is no longer being held at the San Jose DoubleTree Inn. That's strange. How did THAT happen? The DoubleTree doesn't have a problem with science fiction / off the beaten track conventions in general, because two others -- PantheaCon and ConXTreme -- have excellent relationships with the venue. When my husband founded BayCon in 1982, the DoubleTree was called The Red Lion Inn, and the relationship was very symbiotic and successful. My guess is that it probably had something to do with specific BayCon staff people. The DoubleTree staff has always reacted well when treated with respect, and been appropriately incensed when fucked with. I know somebody who is an expert at that last part, and it's a biggie on the BayCon staff. As my Reliable Anonymous Source said, "He's decent enough in person, but bring fandom into the equation and it's like dealing with Hyde instead of Jekyll." --- And, speaking of BayCon fandom, please give a good thought to west coast fan Gerald Perkins, who is in the hospital with a stroke. When he lived in San Jose, he always made the drive to our place whenever we had a party. Whatever he was doing at whatever event we saw him, he would always make a moment for a visit. --- South Park was amazing. I had no idea apple juice could give you farts. --- Okay, that's it. Have a good Thursday. ---
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