Looking out the small window of the 737 as it flew into San Jose Airport I saw one thing: Sameness.
Miles and miles of sameness. It was as if someone took a house-shaped cookie cutter and laid out millions of identical little houses on cookie sheets made of grass, bordered by roads of concrete and asphalt. Hundreds of thousands of cars zoomed in between the green blocks of sameness.
But, wait! There's more...Slab City, Calif., is a desert oasis in a down economy. There is no running water, no electricity, and no sidewalks. There are no buildings, unless you count the outhouses. Structures are either RVs or trailers, or a combination of scraped parts from the two.
But, wait! There's more...Car Shows, Riding on a Harley, Fried Artichokes, and fresh, hot Cinnamon Rolls! What an amazing weekend it’s been! I’ve been out showing my friend from Meeneesooota the sights and it’s been an tour of the senses. That’s partly why I haven’t been around much. Like anyone’s noticed. (I can’t … But, wait! There’s more…
The Time Penny Was Attacked by The Killer Bees When I was a delinquent young teenager in Capitola, I had some friends with whom I regularly got into trouble had adventures. (See: My First Brush With The Law). One of the places we would regularly go to find trouble was … But, wait! There’s more…
Golf Carts Don’t Float, But Golf Tees Do – Who Knew?! For a little while after my parents got divorced my father stayed in the general Santa Barbara, CA area. My sister, Chickenbone, and I would spend weekends and long summers with him where we would learn all kinds of … But, wait! There’s more…
Oh, and to the wasted chick singing and dancing like a drunken zombie when everyone was seated: No more coke for you.
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