Monterey Part II
Took another trip to Monterey, California recently. Of course there was lots of news about the wildfires. Here is a NASA image of how it looked the day I flew up the coast from LA. The Santa Anna winds eventually changed direction and now they have the fires under control.
After getting settled in, some friends and I had dinner at the Mission Ranch in Carmel. Apparently it used to be owned by Clint Eastwood. I had the clam chowder which was deliciously light and good textured, and the fillet mignon, which was pretty much average in my book. The atmosphere sitting on the terrace was delightful though.
The next day, got some fine coffee at Plumes Coffee Shop.
Later, headed back to Carmel by the Sea and the restaurant simply named The Grill. Ordered the roasted artichoke appetizer and walnut crusted chicken on top of squash tortellini and ginger for the main course. Very good service and top notch food.
After a night of debaucheries, I headed back down to The Wharf. Bought my friend a nice but very reasonably priced silver pendant with amethyst stone and silver chain at the Monterey Bay Silver Company. Next went to a very touristy restaurant called Rappa's at the "End of the Wharf". Can't complain about the idea of eating fried artichoke hearts and award winning clam chowder though.
As it got later, I found some nightlife. Ending up meeting a movie star named Rick Irvin who is starring in the just released horror flick Ghost Month. His line in the trailer is, "Is that a crime?" hehe
Onward down the street I meet some gentlemen with a big sign that says, "If you were to die today, would you go to hell?" I candidly tell them, "yes", and proceed to lecture THEM for 15 minutes about the quantum void, with many passerby stopping to listen.
Ironically, when I leave they hand me a pamphlet that has many interesting ideas and the following quotes that affirm everything I told them:
"But the modern view of the vacuum is not that of emptiness and void. The vacuum seems to be a boundary layer, a substratum or interface, between the physical and the spiritual realms of creation." ... "It is the invisible dimension of the spiritual world where God himself dwells." ... "For one thing, something has gone wrong in the original material creation which produces death and decay, corruption and disentigration." ... , and then something about some guy who already knew all this stuff way back when.
Took another trip to Monterey, California recently. Of course there was lots of news about the wildfires. Here is a NASA image of how it looked the day I flew up the coast from LA. The Santa Anna winds eventually changed direction and now they have the fires under control.
After getting settled in, some friends and I had dinner at the Mission Ranch in Carmel. Apparently it used to be owned by Clint Eastwood. I had the clam chowder which was deliciously light and good textured, and the fillet mignon, which was pretty much average in my book. The atmosphere sitting on the terrace was delightful though.
The next day, got some fine coffee at Plumes Coffee Shop.
Later, headed back to Carmel by the Sea and the restaurant simply named The Grill. Ordered the roasted artichoke appetizer and walnut crusted chicken on top of squash tortellini and ginger for the main course. Very good service and top notch food.
After a night of debaucheries, I headed back down to The Wharf. Bought my friend a nice but very reasonably priced silver pendant with amethyst stone and silver chain at the Monterey Bay Silver Company. Next went to a very touristy restaurant called Rappa's at the "End of the Wharf". Can't complain about the idea of eating fried artichoke hearts and award winning clam chowder though.
As it got later, I found some nightlife. Ending up meeting a movie star named Rick Irvin who is starring in the just released horror flick Ghost Month. His line in the trailer is, "Is that a crime?" hehe
Onward down the street I meet some gentlemen with a big sign that says, "If you were to die today, would you go to hell?" I candidly tell them, "yes", and proceed to lecture THEM for 15 minutes about the quantum void, with many passerby stopping to listen.
Ironically, when I leave they hand me a pamphlet that has many interesting ideas and the following quotes that affirm everything I told them:"But the modern view of the vacuum is not that of emptiness and void. The vacuum seems to be a boundary layer, a substratum or interface, between the physical and the spiritual realms of creation." ... "It is the invisible dimension of the spiritual world where God himself dwells." ... "For one thing, something has gone wrong in the original material creation which produces death and decay, corruption and disentigration." ... , and then something about some guy who already knew all this stuff way back when.
Ex Nihilo Nihil Fit ("Out of Nothing Nothing Comes")
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