Monthly Archives: July 2013

Go west, young man:  2013 vacation, Day the Last

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Marchbanks

I was forcibly reminded just how much the Panhandle is Jeebus country. Continue reading →

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Go west, young man:  2013 vacation, Day 14

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Marchbanks

It was the worst kind of pandering to the worst parts of patriotism, and the audience loved it. I was appalled. Continue reading →

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Go west, young man:  2013 vacation, Day 13

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Marchbanks

We started noticing lots of strobe lights flashing, on both sides of the highway. Continue reading →

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Go west, young man:  2013 vacation, Day 12

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Marchbanks

Fortunately, the worst of the rain held off until we were inside the restaurant, operated in a former bordello. Continue reading →

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Go west, young man:  2013 vacation, Days 10 and 11

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Marchbanks

After Sacramento, we drove. We drove and drove and drove, and then we drove some more. And then for a change, we drove. Continue reading →

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Go west, young man:  2013 vacation, Day 9

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Marchbanks

Amazing fact:  there are NO chain bookstores in San Francisco; they all either failed or moved out, leaving the field to the indies. Continue reading →

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Go west, young man:  2013 vacation, Day 8

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Marchbanks

Traffic was solid across the Golden Gate, which was also socked in. A few miles later on we discovered that the traffic was all people going to Stinson Beach, and past that exit everything cleared up. Continue reading →

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Go west, young man:  2013 vacation, Day 7

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Marchbanks

We walked up to the Hyde Street end of the cable car line, bought tickets, and proceeded to wait. And WAIT and wait and wait, for two hours in the sun. Continue reading →

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Go west, young man:  2013 vacation, Day 6

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Marchbanks

We got to Daly City, where we found that Malvina Reynolds’s complaint was still a valid one. Continue reading →

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Go west, young man:  2013 vacation, Day 5

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Marchbanks

You’ll have to imagine how steep it was for yourself.  I was far too unnerved to take any pictures. Continue reading →

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