Category Archives: San Francisco

San Francisco Green Film Festival #5 – this week!

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Krist

With Opening Night just two days away on May 28th and then continuing through June 3rd, the 5th annual San Francisco Green Film Festival promises to be the best and best attended in its short history.  And, as its attractive, informative, and … Continue reading →

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Polar Bear Challenge, continued

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Krist

The Dolphin Club Swim Commissioners recently posted the results sheet for the 2014-2015 Polar Bear Challenge.  It’s at http://www.dolphinclub.org/2015/polar-bear-challenge-results/. Also, as promised in a previous entry, I’m providing a link to the most recent issue of the Dolphin Log here. … Continue reading →

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Polar Bear Hall of Fame corrected with inclusion of Laura Merkl

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Krist

This short entry is to note that the recent post on my personal Dolphin Club Polar Bear Hall of Fame has been revised – the major change in the corrected version is the inclusion  of Laura Merkl in the Hall of … Continue reading →

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My Polar Bear Hall of Fame

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Krist

(An earlier blog entry on the Dolphin Club‘s Polar Bear provides some background on the event and may be accessed here.  Also, this post is subject to revision as outlined in the P.S. near the end of the post.) Asked of … Continue reading →

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Selections from San Francisco Int’l Ocean Film Festival #12

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Krist

In an earlier post I offered my impressions on the 12th annual San Francisco Int’l Ocean Film Festival, which took place last month. The 12th festival, like those before it, screened over 40 films, each with a direct connection to the … Continue reading →

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Polar Bears at the Dolphin Club

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Krist

Yesterday was a red-letter day at the Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club.  At midnight the window closed for completing this season’s Polar Bear Challenge, aka the “Polar Bear.” (sometimes shortened to “PB.”)  Since the PB captures major mind share of … Continue reading →

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Impressions – San Francisco Int’l Ocean Film Festival #12

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Krist

The 12th annual San Francisco Int’l Ocean Film Festival wrapped up earlier this week.  Beginning last Friday, I attended all eleven films screenings and, as has been my goal in previous festivals, saw every film. Below are my impressions on various elements … Continue reading →

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Premier Whaling Museum’s programs coming to San Francisco

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Krist

This brief post is to help inform the reader of several ocean/whale-related events in San Francisco next week.  On Tuesday, 9/30, The New Bedford Whaling Museum, the largest in the world and probably the best, is sponsoring a reception in … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Bay Needs You (v2)*

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Krist

*Those who know me realize how much I value the the Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club, its members and the cultural institution it is, and my frequent swims in San Francisco Bay. This post is an adaptation of an article … Continue reading →

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Maps, Paper

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Krist

Yesterday morning, as a friend and I began a short walk from the Dolphin Club to Anderson Bakery at Fisherman’s Wharf for coffee, we were summoned by an attractive woman who, as the passenger in the front seat of a … Continue reading →

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