3.22.08 san diego, california
Monday, March 24th, 2008
we are in the midst of preparing our fourth travels with hank camarones al mojo de ajo dinner. we are a one trick pony we admit, but if it works why mess with it? beware all you bay area friends, mojo de ajo is coming your way.
another relaxing day of golf (is golf ever relaxing?) for the boys, hanging around, cooking and hiking for the girls. we are still working on the gentle reentry. emphasis on gentle.
we had a partial tour of the burn areas of the 2007 san diego fires. amazing what money will buy. many houses are practically rebuilt a mere 5 months after the disaster. all unbuilt sites are tidy and clean, the disaster relief area has been completely disbanded (probably due to no longer being needed) and of course the hills are green and covered with wildflowers. not to compare one disaster to another but it is shocking to see how quickly the disaster response is in direct proportion to the wealth of the area. the destruction was of course much greater and wide spread in the gulf coast than in san diego but in the 2.5 years since katrina it seems as if much less has been done than in the 5 months since the san diego fires. we didnt’ see too much going on with green building but were glad to hear that several of steph’s friends were downsizing from the homes they had lost.
we were sad to leave our friends jeff and steph, who not only showed us a real good time, but also nursed us both through some reentry malaise of unknown origin, but definite affect. thanks for everything, and i’m gettin my 10 bucks back when you come to nor cali, jeff.
on to lala land.