Galileo High School Courtyard, Bay and Van Ness, San FranciscoEver think about your high school? I probably would not, were it not for the fact that I pass it on my way into and out of the city. My high school experience was different than some. Extremely urban and monstrous. O.J. Simpson's alma mater. Neat. We had crazy security guard dudes that walked around, yelling at us to get to class. The meanest one was named Mr. Strong. Of course.
My Old School - Steely Dan
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From mine, a ten minute walk to UC Berkeley.
From my kids', you can see horses in corrals, and hawks fly overhead, and there is more open space than they know what to do with.
They're all so different and yet exactly the same.
I used to pass this every day when I commuted from Marin to SF, on Golden Gate Transit. I do think of my high school often, mostly b/c so many of my old friends have joined FB so I've been scanning in yearbook stuff.
You had security on grounds, pre-Columbine? Did a lot of city schools?
Dang, I DO come from a hole-in-the-wall, don't I?
One of my very favorite Steely Dan songs. Went to SDSU and part of their architecture is similar. SDSU looked like a prison from the freeway but had a wonderful courtyard. Steely Dan was very big in those days. Still are for me!
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