Firstly, I have to correct an impression that sangrain has - I did not go on a cocaine binge. Two nights out of seven is not a binge. Where did you get this idea, sandy?
I did manage to drink some wine, but I spent most of my time in Napa Valley - what else was i supoosed to do?
And I smoked some California weed, which tasted a little funny, but certainly did the job.
Lotsa grapes in Napa. Who knew?
It was like driving around a huge, disneyfied, 3D wine list. A little surreal at first, but you get used to it.
San Fran was okay, but I like Boston better. Boston is prettier. Haight-Ashbury is a nice urban shopping district, but evidently nothing more than that, nowadays. Nothing wrong with good urban shopping districts.
Met some hippy-kids - kids who think they are hippies, and who seem to have some vague, garbled New Age ideas about the world. They seem to rely on rumors - stories passed around as to the way the world works. It occurred to me that that is what education really is - a way of finding out how the world works. These kids seem hell-bent on avoiding that sort of understanding. I suppose real hippies never read anything, either. These kids seem to get their info from posters, advertisements, liner notes, song lyrics - just about anywhere. I think they are the children of people who did not want better things for them - they seem to be left alone to find their way.
I suppose many people rely on rumor.
Let’s see.
Had some good meals - Napa is a haven for good restaurants.
Met some nice people. Hung out.
I think I’m more of an East Coast guy.
I’ll see if I can upload a picture of grapevines.