Category Archives: San Francisco Giants

First Blush: Orange dawn forecasts a Giants victory

It’s always darkest before the Dawn. Some of us have waited a lifetime for the Giants to win the World Series. Tonight they did it. And all is well. But the female Dawn Jogger is pinching herself…

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A take me out to ball game break

In the midst of dying there is living. Good friends Cathy and Mike decreed a break in the action (so to speak) and with friend David Perry in town, the female DG took the afternoon off and went to the … Continue reading

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First Blush (almost): Brains, Giants and horses

For years the male DG has remarked about the female DG: “There are three things you’ve never gotten bored with – the Giants, horses and me!” It was a little bit of all three today for the female DJ/DG. It … Continue reading

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Being a “fast healer” has its pitfalls

OK, this will make the most sense to people who understand the female DG’s passion for the San Francisco Giants, one of whom was coming out of Dr. Lawrence Oloff’s office as she was coming in today. In fact, she … Continue reading

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The Giants beat LA

For something as important as baseball is to the female DG, there have been few posts, even though when she created this new blog she designated a “San Francisco Giants” category. It’s not that her Giants haven’t been an entertaining … Continue reading

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Ready for 25% weight bearing

If the female Dual G (gimpy and grumpy) is being truthful, she’d admit that she’s been on the look out for members of the local sports teams who take advantage of the all star cast of doctors at SOAR (Dillingham … Continue reading

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Morning at UCSF Mission Bay and environs

Today was both a “glioma day” and two weeks post Achilles tendon surgery. The trek up to UCSF for MRIs and appointments with the neuro-oncology team headed by Dr. Susan Chang is a staple of the Dual G’s (gimpy and … Continue reading

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Anything Giants is always a spirit booster

Something very, very cool arrived in the mail for the female DG today – a 1960 San Francisco Giants scorecard for a game played against the Milwaukee Braves at Candlestick, a thoughtful boost for her recovery sent by long time … Continue reading

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