Meet "Cardio Mario"

Meet Cardio Mario. I met him whilst walking down Pacific Avenue, just down from the Presidio. He was out for his evening jog. I was marvelling at the architecture when he stopped and spent 20 minutes sharing with me the goings-on on what transpires was Billionaires Row, the most expensive street in the city.

From Larry Ellisons spat with his neighbours about trees blocking his view, to Sean Penn's alleged prediliction for using champagne bottles to test the theory of gravity from his roof, Mario had it all.

Mario isn't the only slightly strange thing out here. There are flocks of parakeets flying about and a strange species of molochian hobo that seems to be invisible to the rest of the populace. They walk up to trash bins and then enthusiastically mine them for aluminium cans which are then fastidiously crushed on the spot and added to their collections. I may follow one and see if I can find the mother nest.

Updated photos from 'Frisco