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Accidentally -> RE: Hello from Oakland, California USA (Feb. 2 2021 22:35:50)
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Thanks for the welcome Hernandez, Escribano, Piwin, and Mark!
Cool to hear Hernandez, I lived in SC for a while too, so I know the windy route over the Santa Cruz mountains from San Jose very well, having driven it many times, as well as traveling by bus. I had to look up what a sailplane is - that looks like a lot of fun!
Interesting to hear about your lonely Flamenco and luthery in Alaska, but the scenery must be unmatched. And I imagine many other people are isolated with their specialized guitar interest in their small towns etc across the continental US, at least to me it seems.
Escribano, phases indeed! I'm British by ancestry (with the exception of one German great great grandfather), and more importantly my mother versed me in the ways of the culture. Much could be said on the riches found therein, but were I to begin exposition on that, I fear I would not know where to stop. I can share that I find it necessary to watch British television. Failure to do so results in hull breach and catastrophic failure.
Apple is a unique company. My friend who is a visual artist recently tried to upgrade from her iPad (which she uses as a digital drawing device) to a much more expensive "Japanese" and found the fancy new widget couldn't hold a candle to the functionality and ease of use of the Apple.
Mark, I love SF, that was where my mother and I first landed when we moved to the Bay. We lived right on the edge of the Great Western Highway, on the third floor, with a direct view of the ocean (well the dunes mostly but the no buildings between us and the water) on La Playa street in the Sunset District. The wind was so fierce it blew our sliding windows in, and so cold it killed a potted conifer on our deck, but it was an atmospheric place and a block from Golden Gate Park, and within walking distance of the Presidio. Fond memories.
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