September 23, 2006
Scalped... again!
I've been trying to grow my hair long for about 4 years now. Rather like people who try to give up smoking, I keep failing.
I failed again yesterday - this time in San Francisco, where I am staying for a week. I took a photo of the place I lost my locks. What do you mean you're not surprised? Actually, I loved the old-time look of the Palace Barbershop:
I'll add photos when I'm able to transfer them from my phone, but as I know that so many people eagerly await my every pearl of wisdom (according to Bloglines, I've got three subscribers and only one of those is me, so you can't call this vanity publishing, oh no...) I'm letting you all know about my general state of upset.
On the upside, the weather is lovely and I met my San Franciscan work colleagues who proved to be very hospitable, not to mention highly intelligent. The wines from Napa Valley are also proving to be delicious as is the beer from the Thirsty Bear micro-brewery over the road from my hotel.
Actually, I was genuinely (unexpectedly) impressed by the quality of the beer. Apparently the US West Coast is renowned for its ales. I tried 2 types: the ESB slipped down a treat (I think I had 4 pints without really noticing!) and the ISP was rich and hoppy. Both were served chilled, which wouldn't be the case back home in Blighty.
Right... I'm off to have breakfast.
Posted by dompannell at September 23, 2006 4:16 PM | TrackBack