Black Man Behind a Bush?

Well that's what it says on his hat. I sat and watched him reading his paper as I traveled to work on the F-Line MUNI tram this morning.

Good Citizen 2008

Does Owning A Car Make Me American?,
originally uploaded by darkroijoy.

The California judiciary system has invited me to be a good citizen and do my civil duty of service to help uphold the law of the land. However I'll have to decline!

Why?

Because I am not an American Resident. At home in the UK jurors are chosen from the electoral register. Here, they're chosen from the Department of Motor Vehicles register.

Does that mean you can't truly be American unless you own a car?

The Storm Arrives

Raining in San Francisco,
originally uploaded by darkroijoy.

Yesterday was an extremely wet and windy day in the bay area. We had winds up to 100 mph and torrents of rain. I had a power outage at home and on my way to work, Market St was closed because scaffolding had blown down into the street. This meant traffic, including the buse and trams, couldn't move so I ended up having a half hour walk that felt like taking a cold power shower.

Even though it was miserable, it was still welcome to have this much rain which lessens the chances of water restrictions as we get closer to the spring time.

Also snow is being dumped like crazy in the Tahoe area so skiing should be brilliant these coming weeks!