[I have no local filter; sorry.]

Would any locals be willing to come and keep me company for an hour or so in the next week, some time between dawn and dusk, while I clear my garden plot? If you're willing to help with the clearing, cool, but just company would be great, too. I think I can get most of it done in an hour, but I'm having trouble motivating myself.

I live in North Oakland; I can offer food and tasty beverages to anyone willing to come sit on a park bench and watch me get all sweaty. :-)