Sunday, September 05, 2004

DESPERATE FOR VIRTUAL HUMAN CONTACT

I'm now in San Francisco after a 4-day drive through the southwest. Unfortunately, I don't have my internet access set up in my home yet, and my earthlink account has been shut down for various reasons. So, my homepage is down and my earthlink email is gone. I don't know what is going on in the world - although I'm now at Java On Ocean Cafe and will soon check the google.news site.

San Francisco is a great town - people are far more friendly here than anywhere else I've ever lived or visited. The weather's great and Sebastian has made a friend in a dog named Jack that shares his small yard.

The trip was long, but not too bad. I was lucky to get through the Mojave Desert by noon - just missing the triple digit weather. The worst city I went through was Phoenix - what a crappy place - I can't imagine why anyone would live there. It was hot, commercial, full of long stoplights, strip malls and elderly Republicans. As usual, West Texas was a favorite region of mine - dry in more ways than one.

As soon as I get my virtual/technical/electronic life back in order I will post photos of my trip and my new place. For now this will have to do for an update. My number is still 512-507-7700, so give me a call!

3 comments:

Victor said...

What do the gay couples in SF have to say about their licenses being voided?

CVillarreal said...

That's a good question. From what I understand there was a great deal of disappointment, but hope that a higher court will set things straight. I will try to gather more information about this.

My guess is that courts are likely not to help much - change is going to require a bit more activism by gays, lesbians and their supporters, and a few more local politicians sticking their necks out couldn't hurt. I give heterosexual marriage til 2010; monogomay til 2025.

david said...

Sebastian making a friend with another dog is like Muhammad Ali making friends with George Foreman.