I spent the 4th of July in lovely San Francisco on a boat! We knew some folks who had chartered a fishing boat to spend the evening on the bay and watch the fireworks, and the more the merrier (and the less everyone had to spend to cover the charter). It was a blast, and I actually used my camera and took pictures for the first time in years (outside of a theater). Here's the view from the boat earlier in the evening:
And here we are during the fireworks:
The night was very clear (clearest in 15 years according to our captain) and the fireworks were awesome. Also, at at some great restaurants (Absinthe Bar and Brasserie was very good and awesome atmosphere) and had cocktails at some excellent bars (Rickhouse was a fave).
And then I got home, and bought a new bed (retiring the futon I spent the last almost 20 years sleeping on):
Next week I'm off to Minnesota.
