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March 31, 2007 by David.

Here I am in the San Francisco Bay area, having just arranged to rent a temporary apartment while we look for a house.  We’ll be move into the apartment in two weeks.  Can’t wait.  Imagine:  Living with my wife.  Novel concept, that.  Heck, we even got a license to do that whole live together thing some four years ago, but alas, for various reasons, she or I are either traveling a lot or she moves ahead of me to an area while I finish up business where we had been living.  So, soon I’ll be a Californian for the first time and Sharlet will be back in her beloved state.  We are in the Sonoma Valley with good access to Hwy 101 and San Francisco.  Sharlet lived in the Napa Valley for 18 years, up until 2001, so it does put us close to many friends and lots of fun stuff like riding Harleys on the back roads.  Heck, I’ve even picked out the HOG chapter I’ll join, Redwood Empire, sponsored by Michael’s HD in Cotati.  Not a fancy  or huge store, but it is the most friendly dealership I’ve ever walked into, and I’ve walked into my share of Harley Dealerships.

Now, I’ve never been a team sport fan.  Ever.  I never followed the Portland Trailblazers when living there, I rarely watch team sports on TV (with the exception of the super bowl), and I certainly don’t know much about any team’s roster.  However, a few years back in the 49ers glory days, I did watch football occasionally just to see them play.  I will never forget a game where near the end of the 4th quarter, Joe Montana methodically marched the football up the field at a calculated speed.  Although the 49ers were ahead, if he went up the field and quickly made a goal, the opposing team would have had time to possibly make a return and the point spread was close enough that if they did, they would have won.  He got a first down each time he needed to and mixed plays so that they ended up with a goal right before the end of the game, leaving the opposing team without time to make a return.  I was amazed at a team that could be so methodical and calcualated, not to mention, confident.  After all, a mere mortal team would have run a high liklihood of having to punt from a bad position because they didn’t push hard and fast enough.

Yesterday I was in downtown San Francisco and we walked by a sports shop. I had to stop in and get a 49ers hat and tee shirt.  Yes, for the first time in my life I’m going to actually support and root for a team!  Guess I’ll have to get busy and start figuring out who’s on the roster and following their games.  Dang, I believe life will be good in this here state of California!  Can’t wait for the next two weeks to slip by and actually be living here!

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