Pacific Views

Hey, Mary ... Oregon's loss is California's gain! I for one welcome you with open arms to the Golden State ... and especially to the San Francisco Bay Area. The way I see it, California has just gained one more SANE person. Lately it seems like sanity has fled this place, so I feel better now that you're here ... even if you haven't been around long enough to qualify to NOT cast your ballot for a movie star/muscleman for governor. I know if you could vote, you'd do the SANE thing.

One piece of advice (even though you didn't ask for it). KEEP THE COMMUTE REASONABLE! You are NOT in Oregon anymore. Commutes around here'll kill you. Even if you have to pay a little more to get something close to work, it'll be worth it vs. what you'll spend on wear and tear on your car AND on yourself. You need to be free to blog and to be your politically active self!

OK. End of advice. I got to meet the famous 'paradox' last week. And I'll look forward to meeting you as well once you get all settled in ...

We'll miss you in the northwest, but I second Pat's assessment that California is lucky to have you. I don't, however, envy you the move.

Best luck in your new home :)

Now for many years the land of California was ruled by a wise khedive who meet nightly with angels and ministers of grace. But it came to pass in the third year of his reign that a hateful serpent was released into the land, a serpent endowed with thirteen heads which took all that was exquisite and well ordered, and bit it and caused it to wither; the servants of the people, the guardians of the streets and the sages of the madrassa, even unto the most illustrious. And for five and twenty years hath this vile thirteen headed worm afflicted the land.

And the khedive himself was poisoned and made like unto a jackass, and he forsook the paths of wisdom; and when it took it into his heart to strive for the senate he was defeated and fell unto a new khedive sent by Ahriman. Then there was sorrow and blight in the land of California and the khedive (whose name was Deukmeijian) departed and was succeeded by the most wicked, the most hateful ifreet that e'er was, the abhominable and loathsome khedive U'ilsin. And U'ilson was lord and master of hell, and unleashed the deev of bigotry and greed, and the world gaped to see such evil walk the earth. Yet the Californians repented not of their ways...

Note: Firdowsi gets his opinions of California politics from me. But I think he doesn't get how awful Gov. Wilson really was.

Gosh, I'm honored that Firdowsi stopped by to give his opinion. I don't remember seeing him leaving a comment on a blog before. Cool. Amazing that he has such a good grasp of California politics. Which, by the way will be an interesting story to watch.