tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198442674791729773.post8101158826785360637..comments2024-03-28T16:48:17.582-04:00Comments on HMS Defiant: CALIFORNIA DREAMINGHMS Defianthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198442674791729773.post-21539181649712186282020-03-16T02:33:47.265-04:002020-03-16T02:33:47.265-04:00I was single and I used to sometimes take the BART...I was single and I used to sometimes take the BART over to the City and sit at the Drake Hotel and hit Borders at Union Square and simply sit there and drink coffee and watch the slashing nines. Not a horndog, simply a man who appreciated beauty on display every day and the Financial district was stuffed with them but the shade made it colder than it had to be. Tall buildings have some drawbacks. The Marina made up for that and so did Crissy Field. Long ago lost days.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198442674791729773.post-11042866141189794362020-03-14T18:20:28.366-04:002020-03-14T18:20:28.366-04:00I was in Sacramento back in the 1970s when not tdy...I was in Sacramento back in the 1970s when not tdy go foreign lands on behalf of the country while wearing the blue suit. I lived off base in Sacramento county. It was wonderful weather(sunshine and rain often not at the same time) and the women were a great entertainment value. The Busch brewery on the American river crafted very tasty brews. roads were nice and traffic not bad for a young man in a MGB.<br />I will never go back. not even to visit. the California of my youth is gone forever. any time I fly over CA I feel the urge to dump the crapper in order to create at least one clean spot on the blighted landcapt fasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14374459887067010071noreply@blogger.com