I went to work today. But instead of being stuck in Cube World I was in Bolinas, a tiny, tiny town about 30 miles north of San Francisco. Lately Bolinas has become the collision of hippies vs. yuppies. Good thing development in the town is practically non-existent; a water board basically halted any new developments by placing a moratorium on new water meters (no water = no house).
Today, instead of staring at computer monitors and getting cross-eyed I tried to keep the sun out of my eyes, having left my sunglasses in my car. Instead of sitting at my desk wishing I was outside, I was outside taking a walk on the beach feeling the warm sun on my skin. Instead of eating the same ol' lunch, I feasted on yummy Baja shrimp tacos from Bolinas Cafe. Instead of taking a 10-minute afternoon walking break around Emeryville with views of I-80 freeway or the Amtrak station, I took a 3-hour bike ride along Bolinas-Fairfax Rd to Alpine Dam on Mt. Tamalpais, enjoying spectacular breath-taking views of the coast, San Francisco, and even East Bay since it was such a clear day. Instead people watching worker bees I was people watching the locals, some of whom are definitely interesting characters (e.g., woman parading around in mismatched clothing and wearing a newspaper paper hat and her counterpart with the tin foil hat). Instead of seeing people mill about Peet's Coffee, I saw people milling about the Free Box, rummaging through the latest additions.
Views from the mesa in Bolinas.
Not surprising to see anti-war/anti-Bush sentiments in Bolinas.
On the other side of the lagoon...
... Stinson Beach!
Sun setting over the hill...
Just a sliver of the moon...
If you click on the picture you'll see an orange moon, reflecting the light of the sun.
As an added bonus, I caught part of an episode of The Simpsons, a show I love but haven't seen in years. Homer is spot on: "Yeah, and if you get kicked out of that one you're going straight in the army where you'll be sent straight to America's latest military quagmire. Where will it be? North Korea? Iran? Anything's possible with Commander Cuckoo-Bananas in charge."
(see the clip here)
Another Homer line: "Oookay, let's make some magic here. I wiped a booger on your shirt, made a dog and a cat kiss, I swiped a bolted-down TV from a Holiday Inn (Cut to Homer in confessional box) I coveted the wife in Jaws 2, I lied to a waiter, I masturbated eight-million times, and I have no plans to stop masturbating in the future. (Darts out confessional door) Wahoo I'm clean! In your face Lord!"
I wish every work day was like today.
3 comments:
Did you know that I hate Bolinas? I worked in Marin for several years and learned a lot about their "anti-development" philosophy. They aren't interested in saving the environment. Those hippies are way more conservative than you think. They are anti-public transportation, and against making the waterfront public. In fact, they tear down all the signs for public beaches so that visitors can't enjoy the beaches and in effect, the locals consider the space a private beach. As you can see, I have a littany of complaints. BTW, that paper hat lady you saw put a lame-ass, nonsensical poem on a ballot. It passed. That's a symbol of democracy in Marin.
Yes, that's crazy, but at least we have the freedom to put lame-ass, nonsensical poems on a ballot.
Aw shucks, I didn't mean to leave a rant on your blog. My bad. I love freedom too!
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