San Francisco

Took a trip to the city and there are a couple of things about city life that really stick with me. It has some similarities to Vegas where you say, "Great place to visit but you wouldn't want to live there." But here the saying would be more like, "Great place to live for a year or two but you wouldn't want to settle down there."

The city has a very romantic appeal. Walking through Union Square (our destination), seeing the historic trolley car turned by hand at the end of Powell, sitting at a street corner bistro watching the tourists go by. These are the subtle joys of the city that rekindle the nostalgia within us all, longing for some touch to the past. There are places in the city where if you put everything in black and white (because there wasn't color until 1941... I know, read it on wikipedia), then you could step back in time to a simpler place with nickel sodas and paperboys with funny looking baseball caps.
In stark contrast to its' historical backdrops is the ultra-modern society living amongst the Victorians. Cell phones, iPods, all kinds of digital stimuli to distract, entertain and baby-sit the masses. San Francisco is my image of a modern historical city. And what’s with all the Christian protests going on!? It seemed like every corner there were a group of people trying to show the benefits of a relationship with God. The hard part with their bombarding approach is that it has the feeling of shoving something down your throat. This commentary has no insight into my own beliefs, I’m merely speaking to the efficacy of the style.
Ok, enough for today. Watch the Tour, it’s on “Versus” network – it used to be OLN. My new favorite this year is Cadel Evans. He’s got the team to support him and I don’t think anyone can match his desire.