Peter Merholz

Oaklander, design organizational consultant.
Personal site: peterme.com
Professional site: petermerholz.com

Peter Merholzpeterme@sfba.social
2025-06-22

It's only regime change if it comes from the Regimé region of France. Otherwise it's just sparkling overthrow.

Peter Merholz boosted:
2025-06-22

It's 1991, and a republican president is embroiling us in a bullshit war in the Middle East.

It's 2003, and a republican president is embroiling us in a bullshit war in the Middle East.

It's 2025, and a republican president is embroiling us in a bullshit war in the Middle East.

Dr. Manhattan sits on the surface of Mars, gazing across the endless expanse of time.
Peter Merholzpeterme@sfba.social
2025-06-15

Fathers Day self-treat. Bicerin (Turinese chocolate espresso drink).

Peter Merholzpeterme@sfba.social
2025-06-13

I really don’t like contemporary residential architecture

Peter Merholzpeterme@sfba.social
2025-06-01

Occasionally I’m asked about People’s Park in #Berkeley.
Here’s what it looks like now.

Peter Merholzpeterme@sfba.social
2025-05-20

Hello from Seattle! (At the top of a pocket park in Queen Anne Hill)

Peter Merholzpeterme@sfba.social
2025-05-04

Blooming “century plant” spotted in Oakland. Whiteboard (and alt text) explains what’s in process. Pretty cool!

Photo of a century plant, a massive agave, with large protruding bloom. Whiteboard next to it reads:
THIS "CENTURY PLANT" AGAVE IS BLOOMING! THIS CAN TAKE 30+ YEARS TO HAPPEN, AND OVER THE NEXT 1-3 MONTHS IT WILL GROW TO 20+ FEET TALL, MAKE A BUNCH OF FLOWERS, PUPS WILL SPROUT ALONG ITS BASE, DROP ITS GENETICARLY UNIQUE SEEDS, AND THEN IT WILL, SADLY, DIE OFF. WHAT A SENDOFF!
BUT HOW COOL, RIGHT?
Peter Merholzpeterme@sfba.social
2025-05-02

Tonight’s Cocktail:
Maiden Voyage
(Orig from Ramen Shop, Oakland)

2oz St George Valley Gin (THIS GIN IS SO GOOD)
.5 oz Cocchi Rosa
.5 oz Blanc vermouth
bar spoon Benedictine
Dash orange bitter
Grapefruit twist

Delicious!

Peter Merholzpeterme@sfba.social
2025-04-29

After launching a project that took a month, playing a little hooky at Cheese Board Pizza

Peter Merholzpeterme@sfba.social
2025-04-28

#baskingdog
This is Milo. 16 years old. Enjoying the first day of sunshine in a while.

Peter Merholzpeterme@sfba.social
2025-04-19

#AsianLaysRankings

Sizzling Artificial Squid Flavor

Ranking: B-

A pretty good chip. No real squid flavor, just a kind of seasoned salt with funk flavor. It has some heat-spice (I guess that’s ‘sizzling’).

Straight up potato chip (instead of thick ridged) would have worked better.

Peter Merholzpeterme@sfba.social
2025-04-13

Tonight's cocktail: El Presidente
There are a bunch of variations, mine, which was delicious:
1.5 oz white Caribbean rum .
75 oz Dolin blanc vermouth (*not* dry)
.25 oz Dry Curacao
'bar spoon' Grenadine
stir with ice, serve in coupe, with orange peel and brandied cherry garnish.

Peter Merholzpeterme@sfba.social
2025-04-12

[peterme's YouTube Picks]
OK Go's latest video is among my favorite they've ever done. I've watched it numerous times now. youtu.be/gz9BRl7DVSM?si=TnBnPI

Peter Merholzpeterme@sfba.social
2025-03-28

You know time is subjective, because this year, everyday feels like forever, but somehow 3 months have passed and I feel like nothing has happened.

Peter Merholzpeterme@sfba.social
2025-03-14

DEVOUR FECULENCE

Peter Merholzpeterme@sfba.social
2025-02-21

Good morning from #Oakland

Peter Merholzpeterme@sfba.social
2025-02-07

Good morning from Kevin the peacock. #Oakland

Photo of a peacock on a residential sidewalk
Peter Merholzpeterme@sfba.social
2025-02-06

@kissane Self-hosting email in a world of overbearing spam capture is a non-starter. I ended up at Google. Others suggested Zohomail. Asking my nerd friends, you really need a big enterprise behind you to make sure your email actually gets through.

Peter Merholzpeterme@sfba.social
2025-02-04

#AsianLaysRankings

Pepper and Artificial Fried Chicken flavor

Ranking: B

A perfectly fine chip. Not much pepper. Definitely some fried chicken savoriness. These Deep Ridged chips come across as a little thick/stale.

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