Saturday, June 15, 1985

An Escape from Fog and Death


By the end of 1984, life in San Francisco had become a depressing dead end.  I gave thought to moving and San Diego came to mind.  “San Diego!?” people said as if I had said, “Arkansas.”  Yes, San Diego, at least it will be an escape from fog and death.

I had to finish up the FNMA project with Jed, which was finally wrapped up in April 1985, along with a chunk of cash.  By the end of June I was ready to go, after one last “farewell” parade which (true to form) did not discover, amid the thousands, any cause to change plans.