Feed on
Posts
Comments

Tag Archive 'Manteca'

More mountains? Yes!

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 [...]

Read Full Post »

Oooh! Aaah!

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!, [...]

Read Full Post »

From Leisure Town To The City Of Beef Lard

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, [...]

Read Full Post »

Manteca

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 [...]

Read Full Post »

Older Posts »