from the mailbag: photo contest, 100-mile menu, SF dream wedding

it has been a crazy week, and only wednesday. so much going on in the world. revolution. huge freelance project. housequake.*(not to equate the three, of course. what's going on revolution-wise is remarkable and humbling. odd to twitter about my 1000th follower this week when people are using it for life and death...)thus, briefly, are a few tidbits from the mail:of note in the northeast: the