RamblingDyna

I’ve been writing political news stories since I started my blog. It’s about dang time to step back from the wall street roller coaster mess and election campaign mudslinging and delve into more interesting or entertaining activities like a couple of free events in the city. Note: I identify San Francisco as “the city” though there are technically larger cities like San Jose and Sacramento. These cities are more suburban and less cosmopolitan, although San Jose has been making a name for itself for about the last ten years, but I digress… So I’ve listed from what I’ve heard in the media and on the street. Now there’s always something going on in the “Baghdad by the Bay” (Thank you Herb Caen) but these activities stood out to me because they’re all firsts and there’s been a lot of commotion about them. Got your pen and pad? Listed in no order of importance: The Red Bull’s Soapbox Race * Saturday 10/18 * 1pm * Dolores Park http://www.redbullsoapboxusa.com/SanFrancisco-2008/default.aspx ...

So for the last 3 days I've been watching CNBC's morning Squawk reports about the financial fiasco. I'm not a regular watcher but I check in now and then when I have time. Financial news is usually boring but even prior to the Wall street mess, the CNBC commentators and reporters are an entertaining bunch. Most of their dialogue is non scripted and the impromptu questions and market hourly changes reveal that these men and women know their stuff. The hosts and reporters also have a sense of humor, that New York sarcasm and quick wit which helps soften the blow of the changing hourly news. First I'd like to comment on their presentation. Now I understand that when you're reporting from the busy NYSE trading floor, you need to raise your voice but that doesn't mean the on-set anchors have to shout at each other. Even the women hosts fall prey to this. But I do like that despite the shouting and some of the disagreements between the hosts and reporters, at the e...