Mission District Accomplished

-->I latched up with friends of my old roommate Phil. Met them at Dolores Park in the Mission District. We sat in the park for quite awhile. The entire hill side was covered by the usual social groups and their respective activity—hippies, hipsters, gays/drum circles, bikes and dogs, sun tanning.

When it got too cold we went to a great Mission District bar The 500 Club. In Atlanta the “industry shot” is Grand Marnier or Jagermeister; in San Francisco people shoot Fernet Branca. And so that is what we did, it is really bitter. I have heard this a few times now, “Have you had a shot of Fernet yet? It’s the worst thing you’ve ever tasted. I’ll buy you one.”