this ain't livin'

A friend asked me today what Treasure Island is like. I suppose for people who haven’t been on military bases, let alone abandoned military bases, it’s a little bit difficult to describe. To begin with, all the streets are very odd and confusing. We live, for example, at the corner of [one street] and [another …

Judging from the aircraft overhead, it would appear that my new bedroom is directly under a major flight path into Oakland International Airport. Either that or the military just likes to buzz the Island, a lot, to remind us who’s boss. I’m not sure. Either way, there sure are a heck of a lot of …