Rain dawdled and dragged its heels before shrugging off cloud cover and committing to the bit, right before a sit-down on the same block where I took it in the teeth twentysome years ago. The gig was also good then, but a few things are better even as other stuff has (been) worsened, maybe even me.

A view from the second floor of the parking garage overlooking the intersection of Fourth and Mission streets in San Francisco, California: tall buildings, marquee signs for Target and AMC, and car headlights and street lights shining in a dark and drizzly evening.

An early ride for a not so early (nearly an hour late) flight, followed by a trip back into the city after missing out on late shenanigans to a church whose doorstep I didn’t do much as darken before a visit someplace where my phone was scared straight offline. A full day, with a big thing up in the air.

Seniors perform tai chi with fans and a sword outside the Saints Peter and Paul cathedral in North Beach next to Filbert Street in San Francisco, California on a sunny day as seen from the park.