Tag Archives: San Francisco

San Francisco: Social Justice?

Posted on January 26, 2016 by julianstodd

Unconscious or dead, the filthy, limp figure lay against the shopfront, stinking of alcohol and piss, curled over but swollen face still visible, hooded eyes screwed shut, beard filthy and ragged, features creased like an old cowboy with ruddy cheeks. … Continue reading →

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Connected: Trails

Posted on January 26, 2016 by julianstodd

Week three on the road and i am settled into disruption. Bouts of familiarity interspersed with the emergent and new. By the time i get home again, it will have been round the world in twenty one days: twenty one … Continue reading →

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San Francisco: Co-Existence in Culture

Posted on October 13, 2015 by julianstodd

Few cities have more layers than San Francisco, it’s Victorian houses baked onto the hillsides, streetcars hauling up inclines and everywhere the coffee shops and bistros. It’s a city in change, a city in flux: both old and new, layered … Continue reading →

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San Francisco: Hinterland

Posted on October 8, 2015 by julianstodd

I don’t know if it’s called ‘fly tipping’ here, but it was noticeable that, under the concrete flyways, between the monumental arches, at the dead end of endless tracks, the rubbish was piled high. Ironic really that the yard next … Continue reading →

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The battle for the soul of San Francisco

Posted on July 1, 2014 by julianstodd

It’s a cold wind that blows in from Alaska, cutting through my light jumper and chilling me in a way entirely out of line with my expectations of California. The sun still shone bright enough to burn my nose after … Continue reading →

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Reflections from mLearnCon: geolocation and exploration

Posted on June 25, 2014 by julianstodd

Imagine the time when technology effortlessly connects us to conversations, resources, community, when it understands what’s on our minds and facilitates us getting the answers, creating meaning, making sense of the world. We’re on the edge of the revolution, where … Continue reading →

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Haight Ashbury’s Hippies: Permission to think differently

Posted on June 19, 2014 by julianstodd

Even ten years ago, people wore ties. I still have one somewhere, an unpleasant orange affair with a few loose threads, part of a uniform worn by millions as they trudged to work to sit in their cubicle and pushed … Continue reading →

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San Francisco and the Artists of Innovation

Posted on June 18, 2014 by julianstodd

Toby and Joe each have their own studio, facing onto the garden, separated by a common area: neutral ground. Both lifelong artists, they’ve welcomed me into their home in Bernal Heights, San Francisco, turning over their garden cabin to me … Continue reading →

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