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Not only is the Essefficist thick in the final stages of a mammoth six-month renovation project, but we're also thick in the early stages of a brand spanking new job with twelve-hour workdays. With all of this overlapping mayhem (and with the morale-crushing dearth of answerable questions from you the... continue reading on SFist

We're not making this up. Any of it. Dear Ms. Lonelyhearts, oops I mean Essefficist, In the last week I have gone on two dates with a Canadian book artist whose DNA is 100% Frisian, i.e. parents from Friesland, which quite frankly I've never even heard of before. Apparently those... continue reading on SFist

Greetings loyal readers. Welcome to Tuesday. You know those annoying people you see at Giants games with the laptops, busily availing themselves of the free wi-fi network? The Essefficist is them. Even as we type, JT Snow has just smoked a double off the centerfield wall. Now Fonzie's up. We... continue reading on SFist

Let's just come right out and say it: the Giants, now 8-10, had a crappy week. They went two-and-five against teams that, even without Barry Bonds (whose return is still shrouded in steroid-enhanced mystery) and Moises Alou (who returned to action on Friday night and hit his first homerun as... continue reading on SFist

Good news, Everyone! The Essefficist is back! Actually, we've just returned from Denver and our heads are still a little woozy from all that thin air up there. But we're here for you now. Today we've only got one item. It's about dead pets. We were also intending to answer... continue reading on SFist