Rick's Daily Journal

San Francisco...picked up my visa on friday at the Chinese consulate so I am ready to go...Jon insisted I get a haircut, manicure and pedicure for the trip so I aquiesced....it wasn't so bad and was really cheap for anywhere on the planet.....Elaine puts in the mileage to get good deals in this city....not looking forward to the long flight over there....we stop in Korea for a few hours and then it is on to Canton where we will be picked up by Elaines relatives....weather in San Francisco has been sunny and quite warm, today it got up into the mid 70s.....bon voyage all

San Francisco...weather here is great....locals are complaining about being cool but for being Alaskan this is wonderful...went to the Chinese Consulate on monday and applied for my visa...place was mobbed with people applying....took my ipod back to Compusa and they gave me a brand new ipod with the click wheel...for once I am glad I got the extended warranty on an item I purchased....what is even more amazing is I did not have my receipt and through a computer check they finally found my name had been spelled wrong and the serial number to the ipod was written down wrong....the manager spent an extraordinary amount of time searching for a record of it.....I wonder are you supposed to tip a manager that goes out of his way to make a customer satiated as well as I am....I pick my passport up friday which is cutting it close.....went to the Ramen soup place today in San Mateo along with Jon and some of his friends from around the bay area....he has some wonderful friends that are diverse talented and knowledgable.....Majik rode with us out there...he has such an infectious smile and wonderul personality that you go away feeling better about yourself no matter how gloomy of a cloud you have hanging over you......feeling groovy

+33pm....218.....Too much drama for a person to take.....lol.....and yes it has been a while since I have posted here.....I am not even going to partake of this venue to give credence to someones bizarre mental capacity that is seriously maligned. Getting excited about China. Jon said we would visit Macau and I looked it up and am very impressed with his choice of destinations. Short note this evening, pesty bills need attention. Stay tuned next week as I will be relating some stories Herb told me about events taking place at my fathers lodge in the Nutzotin mountains. As the little guy said on Laugh In.......this could be "Very Interesting"