Drops of sweat rolled down over red cardinal tattoos on the runners’ flesh as the cross-country runners slowed to catch their breath at an unforgettable All-City championship in Golden Gate Park.
Basketball legend Michael Jordan once said, “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.” Despite having a talented line-up and amassing a 6-3 record so far in the preseason, the boys’ varsity basketball team is going to have to abide by these words to continue to achieve the coveted championship, won last season
“If we were a movie, you’d be the right guy and I’d be the best friend that you’d fall in love with …,” is what I softly hum as I walk to school. The eyes of passersby slowly move from my face to my right side where I drag my Miley Cyrus-sticker-decorated dragon boat paddle. The eyes stay glued to my paddle. These eyes have a “what is wrong with her” implication to them. But, I am used to these stares already.
Freshman Friday. To some, these two words embody the newly earned privilege of joining the ranks of upper classmen and serve as a right of passage up the hierarchal school ladder. Participants say goodbye to underclassman status with the apparent pleasure of giving the freshmen a Friday they will never forget.
Chock full of cultural foods, the Mission District is home to a smorgasbord of individual food owners. The Tamale Lady is a classic example, but about six months ago, the hype machine pushed out the Magic Curry Kart, the Muffin Man, the Sexy Soup Cart and Soul Cocina.
Some of these cooks have taken refuge in the young gourmet food cart industry, probably due to the recent economic downturns and people falling under financial pressure for the extra dollar, but as the majority of the public has declared, food carts are in.
Whether it’s a la carte or dessert, you can fill your heart’s desire by visiting these carts.
Many people hope to leave legacies behind when they die—to immortalize themselves in a symphony, paint and canvas or the great American novel. As they live their day-to-day lives striving for this goal, people unwittingly create another, less positive legacy, one that can be measured in pounds. Specifically, 90,000 pounds, the amount of trash the average American creates in his or her lifetime.
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