Rags to Riches....

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…the Otis Winfrey story.  Meet Otis, the newest member of the DM+A family.  I discovered this little stray living in the parking lot next to my building over the July 4th weekend.  He had sustained a pretty bad injury to his front left leg by the time we were able to trap him.  Since then, he’s been at the SPCA getting treatment and putting some baby fat onto his tiny bones.  Lil’ Otis has had a rough & tumble beginning, but we’re all dedicated to making sure his life is nothing but smooth sailing from now on.  As of this afternoon, he’s officially ours.  If you’re in the neighborhood, stop by and say hello.  He’ll be happy to see you. I can’t say enough about the San Francisco SPCA , the care he received and the amazing staff and volunteers who save animals every day.  Please consider making a donation on his behalf at http://www.sfspca.org/support

Funny Name, Sweet Creek

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National River Clean-Up Day was such a success, thanks to everyone who came out with their family and friends to support the CRC Committee of CoreNet to help cleanup San Francisquito Creek on May 21, 2011.  This is the last South Bay creek running above ground as it flows into the Bay and is a refuge for many native species, including shorebirds and fish.  Water levels in the creek are dwindling as the creek is filled with trash every year.  So every year, we work with Acterra to make the Bay Area a better place to live and work.

We are ecstatic to report we collected over 1,000 pounds of trash including old dressers, tools, cribs, tires and the usual litter of fast food containers and bottles.  Without the help of our volunteers we could never have hauled away so much junk that otherwise would have found its way into San Francisco Bay.   

Special thanks to Tony Yado and Corovan for providing us with a yummy lunch.

Michelle’s 33rd B-Day!

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This year we celebrated my birthday by having lunch at Zero Zero, a restaurant in San Francisco’s SOMA District that specializes in wood-fired pizzas and various other tasty Italian treats.  We all enjoyed the family style dishes and got to try several menu items.  We were very impressed with the hard root beer floats, which are basically a spiked version of everyone’s childhood favorite.  Zero Zero adds just the right amount of dark rum to their root beer floats to keep the celebration going!  We also enjoyed the build-your-own ice cream desserts, which allow you to get a little creative by letting you pick your ice cream flavors and toppings.  We had a great time and enjoyed trying out another new restaurant in San Francisco!