Markasaurus

I really don’t get the new hipster fascination with shitty old mopeds. I can see where many of them, especially aging hipsters no longer able to ride up San Francisco’s steep hills on fixies, needed to find another method of transportation. But a 1970s 2-stroke moped that burns oil and is probably more polluting than a Hummer? I’m not sure what exactly is cool about these vehicles, but then again I’m not sure what is cool about not washing your hair or wearing skin-tight tapered jeans that don’t fit in any sense of the word “fit”.

This weekend, I had the pleasure of visiting the Going out of Business sale at the Drug Barn in Colma. Much of the remaining stock has been there a very long time, but a few lucky shoppers are still stocking up on off-brand cherry flavored vodka and religious candles. My favorite remaining item had to be this stuffed dolphin, left over from Valentine’s Day (in 1982, most likely):

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