tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490962.post6166320419158310613..comments2023-12-10T10:06:41.979+00:00Comments on mutations of mortality: The Ashes of San Francisco.Terry Hamblinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06346629921055055879noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490962.post-50460287450077506312008-12-14T19:22:00.000+00:002008-12-14T19:22:00.000+00:00It's too bad you didn't enjoy fine dining in SF. ...It's too bad you didn't enjoy fine dining in SF. I've hardly had a bad meal in the city, though you have to look, be prepared before you go. The local rag the Chronicle used to has the top 100 restaurants in SF and surrounding areas. I've hit many of them, and have had many excellent meals. <BR/><BR/>Just be prepared culinary-wise before (or if) you go again. <BR/><BR/>(Personally I find SF to be a depressing city, dirty, cold, windy and bleak. The liberal 'anything goes' political climate leads to more and more crime, a lower standard of living.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490962.post-13708604000372097442008-12-14T19:13:00.000+00:002008-12-14T19:13:00.000+00:00Ash in San Francisco is just down the freeway from...Ash in San Francisco is just down the freeway from me, about an hour and a half by car. Of course, patients aren't encouraged to attended, if they somehow can even sneak in. And, it's very expensive.<BR/><BR/>Your lucky you missed the bad weather, it is pouring there now. <BR/><BR/>Since I'm so close, I probably should visit Alcatraz before I die. I'm old enough to know of the escape from Alcatraz. I like to think that they survived, but consensus is that they did not. I still have the newspaper somewhere. <BR/><BR/>Miur Woods is indeed spectacular, but a very small part of the redwoods that exist in California. The best specimens are further up the coast and in the Sierra. <BR/><BR/>I look forward to your take on ASH. I've reviewed the abstracts and didn't find much of interest for CLLers, sadly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490962.post-5378292783517466502008-12-13T23:46:00.000+00:002008-12-13T23:46:00.000+00:00Alas, the food was barely passable. Pot roast and ...Alas, the food was barely passable. Pot roast and fish and chips! We didn't have time to discover any reasonable eateries. You're right about the crowds. I saw Emili Montserrat, Pete Hillmen and Ben Kennedy, but none of the American CLL specialists.Terry Hamblinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06346629921055055879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490962.post-57820509734938102792008-12-13T23:42:00.000+00:002008-12-13T23:42:00.000+00:00Terry,You didn't mention one meal on your trip to ...Terry,<BR/>You didn't mention one meal on your trip to the city by the bay! Besides the conference and seeing family and friends, the food was the highlight of the visit for me. SF is very vegan friendly. As you know I too was at ASH, probably the only family doctor among the 20,000 hematologists. The size of the crowds was overwhelming and I was naive in my belief that I would just bump into all the CLL and transplant gurus.<BR/>Be well<BR/>BrianBrian Koffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13250684684103918493noreply@blogger.com