Neither Here nor There

The Olympic Torch is in town but nowhere to be found. It was supposed to go by the Embarcadero waterfront but the people scared it away. It escaped from the crowd and appeared on the Marina waterfront instead. You can read all about it on the newspaper.

CHEER IT. BOO IT. For whatever causes they represented (Tibet, Sudan, Taiwan, anti-Bush, organ selling, animal testing, homeless in America - you name it, it's there), thousands of people conjugated at the Ferry Building and at the AT&T Ball Park wanting to make a statement. Signs of all sorts bobbed up and down among a sea of people. Competing for attention, some signs were even towed by planes circling the area. From afar, it looked quite festive with colors, balloons, noise makers, music, etc...

I think more people showed up to see what people are doing than to see the torch. Even if it were to go by, you couldn't really see it anyway. The signs got in the way. For what it's worth, it was a free advertisement day -- It's all good.