The Adventures Of Tom Bissell
Posted in AdventuresWithYum on Wednesday 08 July 2009 11:37pm
We moved to Manteca so we could spend more time in the mountains. So far this is all going according to plan. Since we moved out here we’ve been to Yosemite twice, Sonora Pass twice, Carson Pass once, and Ebbetts Pass once. We’ve camped in Yosemite and Hope Valley. We’ve done [...]
Posted in Musings on Friday 03 July 2009 10:18pm
running down the street looking for a better spot, crowd of people at the end, empty field beyond, BOOM!, purple lights up the sky, neighbors chatting, kids laughing, motorcycle in the distance peels out, headlights behind us and everyone turns to look, movement all around me, glow of a cigarette, beer bottles clinking, CRACK!, aaah!, [...]
Posted in Blogs on Wednesday 08 April 2009 07:37pm
We’re all moved in. Almost everything’s put away. It’s starting to feel cozy.
First impression: Manteca is Hayward. I see the same people, the same downtown, the same good side of town and bad side of town.
Except Manteca is 40 degrees hotter than Hayward in the summer. And Manteca is stupid cheap–rent, [...]
I think it means beef fat in Spanish. And that’s where we’re moving to. Manteca. The city of beef fat!
It’s been a year in Vacaville. It’s been nice. I didn’t really get a good feel for it. It was too much like suburbia to me. Caught in the [...]