Rainy Day in San Francisco
The sky is metallic-gray and the air has a slight chill to it. It is not currently raining right now but the rain comes and goes in little waves, the rain falling so softly that it feels more like the tickle of a butterfly’s wings than the chemical-ridden precipitation that it really is. The neighborhood is eerily quiet which means that the local junkies have sought shelter elsewhere, their shaking hands thrust into thin pockets to keep them warm and supple so that they’ll be limber for when the sun comes out and it is time to shoot up again. The sound of passing cars on wet tarmac is a gentle lullaby that I don’t notice until it stops. It’s a good day for hot chocolate* and soup and fire.
*My own personal recipe for hot chocolate is as follows:
2 shots espresso
1 shot Kahlua
1 shot Jameson’s Irish Whiskey
2 or 3 ounces of vanilla soy milk
1 tsp. sugar
refill as necessary