Cool Enough

We do have home air conditioning (see related post below), but in our city next to the Bay we only need to turn it on a few days each year. Most summer days are like this one, where we can take our bikes along the levee without breaking a sweat.

There is a lot of sound and motion at the eastern edge of Foster City--ducks, waves, airplanes heading north to SFO, roller skaters, and dog walkers--yet today it feels quiet. Traffic along Beach Park Boulevard is light, and the few small businesses (music studios, family restaurants, specialty shops) along this stretch aren't busy.

My friend sold his Foster City townhouse last year and retired to putter around in the Southern California desert. Even if I played golf as much as he does, I wouldn't move down there. Palm Springs ain't cool like here, man. © 2013 Stephen Yuen