THE FOG OF DISTASTE

There is nothing quite like a nice cup of tea, a bowl of tobacco in a vintage briar, and dense fog for making a crusty old Dutchman happy. The young lady prancing past with the perfect coiff and the pink fluffy handbag could probably sense that, and smiled in response. It had already been looming fog when I got on the bus, the hills behind Sausalito were cottonwool covered, and as we got closer to the bridge the grey was much thicker, darker, and far threatening. The span was grey on all sides, only a few car lengths ahead visible.

My feet had been uncomfortable all day. That's the combination of Marin, Marinite snoots, and poor circulation. I particularly wish to blame the snoots.

The natives of Marin would be far more tolerable if they were foggier.
Sometimes they're too reptilian and Karenite to bear.

More fog would, no question, humanize them.


Well, maybe part of it is the types I'm usually exposed to; sour old self-satisfied rightwing blisters and young yuppie techno-drooges quite full of themselves. So I might be biased.

Kim came wandering in around five o'clock. San Francisco college professor, wicked sense of humour, probably even less patience for those people than myself. He told me a completely unprintable joke, bless him, and wandered off again.

The leg problem will be solved once I have the peripheral angioplasties on the nether extremities done. Which, if scheduling after I see my cardiologist in September works out, should be sometime soon. Sadly, he cannot do anything about the ghastly natives.
But Orkin does make house and work site calls, so there's that.

Sometimes I dreamily imagine a giant tent being put around the entire county, excepting San Quentin, and the whole place then getting gassed for vermin.

[Why excepting San Quentin? Well, those criminals are innocent.]

That way there can be a fresh start.


Lots of love, or something.



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