The recent World Series was played between the Texas Rangers of the American League and the San Francisco Giants of the National League. It is rare for a American League team to play in the other league's back yard. So it was a strange environment for the Ranger's centerfielder when he first entered the Giants AT&T field which abuts the Bay marina. This star player was a recovering addict and had come through re-hab for alcohol and drug addiction to post a spectacular season. But he must have had an acute sense of smell for he told reporters of the sweet aroma wafting out from the right-centerfield bleachers on the breeze from McCovey Cove. After all, this was San Francisco and it probably was not "Medical Marijuana" that he smelled. I have a friend who had season tickets in that bleacher area and I must ask my friend if this story is correct.
The last time I smelled such "sweetness" was while on a schooner sailing thru the British Virgin Islands and the captain put into a remote island called Jost Van Dyke where a spooky guy named Foxy operated an outdoor bar - there was no electricity on the island just kerosene lamps hanging with a pig on the spit and the sweet aroma of pot wafting thru the trees. With flashlight in one hand and the other on my wallet
I retreated to the safety of the ship to admire the stars which were not obscured by any blue smoke.
tjs
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