The DU Lounge

Not a day goes by that I don't appreciate how lucky I am to live in world-class city; ocean; mountain; redwood; Bay environs. And I'm lucky to live in our moderate Mediterranean climate, with fresh produce all year long and creative farms nearby. But I'm still connected with my lovely little Erie Canal home town in Western New York. I feel like that guy in the Twilight Zone episode Willoughby. My beloved home town with the same streets, the creek where I hunted fossils in the shale rocks; the same homes, the Erie Canal running right through the middle of the village, the Fireman's Carnival and parade every June; music at the town pavilion; scenic winters and colorful fall foliage. But I have family here in the Bay Area. My grandmother was my inspiration of love and acceptance when I was a kid. I will be the same loving influence for my grandkids here. So I'll stay in San Francisco.