Sengizohamba eSan Francisco futhi ngiyawuthanda umuzi wami omdala ongagxilile. Bhala indumiso futhi uyenze ibe eyinkondlo!
Efulethini lami eSan Francisco,  Ngizoyikhumbula indlela oshaya ngayo umoya. Indlela engikwazi ngayo ukuzwa umngane wami eshayela ucingo ngisho noma kuneminyango emibili evaliwe phakathi kwethu. Izitebhisi zakho zangaphambili, ezenza ukuba zonke izivakashi zizizwe sengathi ziye zahanjiswa emuva ngesikhathi zaya efulethini lasePalm Beach langeminyaka yawo-1980. Amaloli okulahla udoti asivusa ngoLwesihlanu ekuseni. Indlela umnyango wendlu yakho yokugezela ongalokothi uvalwe ngayo ngokugcwele - okuyinto eyenza izivakashi zethu zishaqeke kakhulu - nezingubo eziningi zokugeza ngemva kokushushuluza ezilenga kubhavu ongakaze uwusebenzise. Umbono ovela kuvulandi lakho elingemuva nokushona kwelanga nokuphuma kwelanga okumangalisayo esakubona.  Ngesikhathi sivalelwe phansi ukuze sinciphise ukusabalala kwe-COVID-19, ngangishaya umnyango wesikrini sakho njalo kusihlwa ngo-8 ntambama, ngenza sengathi ngingumshayi wezinsimbi zomculo, ngishayela omakhelwane bami asebekhulile izandla futhi ngijoyina emikhosini ehlanganyelwe yokubonisa ukubonga kwabaphenduli bethu bokuqala. Ngangihlala ngaphandle esigangeni esincane esasisibiza ngokuthi igceke lakho elingemuva ngikhale lapho ukucindezeleka kukhulu kakhulu. Ngemva kwayo yonke le minyaka, cishe izinyembezi zami ziminyaniswe ezindongeni zakho ze-beige nasekhaphethini, esiye sayifaka ngamabomu ngezingqimba namatafula ashibhile asuka endaweni yokugcina impahla yasePottery Barn.  Futhi ngangingakhohlwa kanjani omakhelwane bethu ababesohlangothini olungezansi, abaqala ukusithanda kancane kancane base bedivosa ngokuzwakalayo? Noma umninikhaya wethu onobungane, owayesipha amakhekhe newayini njalo ngenkathi yamaholide, futhi ongakaze alinyuse nhlobo irenti yethu <unk> ngisho nokunikela ngokusinciphisa ukuze asilingele ukuba sihlale lapho sesilishiyile?  Wasinika ikhaya futhi wasivikela kukho konke lokhu. Wanikeza izindonga ezine esingahlala kuzo sihlabele umculo, silwe nokuhlaselwa ukukhathazeka, sijabulele imibukiso ye-TV ngobugovu, sibe nemidlalo yasebusuku nabangane, sibhekane nokuzamazama komhlaba futhi sicashe ezweni kuyilapho sisabuzwa ubuhle obusizungezile.  Ngenxa yalokho, ngiyohlale ngimbonga.