The Adventures Of Tom Bissell
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, food, gas–everything [...]
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 middle between Sacramento and the Bayarrhea. [...]
Posted in AdventuresWithYum on Friday 13 March 2009 04:48pm
I’m a few days late but how about some pics of our trip to Yosemite Valley? Here is my favorite one I love my new camera!
Posted in AdventuresWithYum on Sunday 08 March 2009 11:39pm
We’re in Yosemite Valley! After choosing our new apartment in Manteca this afternoon we took a drive up to Sonora and decided to keep going to Yosemite Valley. We’re staying at Yosemite Lodge tonight. It’s warm and dry and the bed is quite comfortable. Yum is already asleep. And son of a goose… I’m lying [...]
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The Adventures Of Tom Bissell
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