Last night I wandered the streets of downtown San Francisco for a few hours to check out the holiday scene. It seemed that every establishment fit one of three scenarios:
- It was closed.
- It was whole-heartedly embracing Thanksgiving with a full turkey dinner for clientele.
- It was open, but pretending the holiday didn’t exist.
And it seemed all people on the street and in windows fit one of three types:
- They were asleep.
- They were whole-heartedly embracing the holiday with a glass of wine in hand and large group of family members nearby.
- They were pretending the holiday didn’t exist.
When it started to rain, I thought of my New England family, and how they had just eaten turkey while watching the first snowfall of the year.
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February 4th, 2008 at 12:49 am
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