San Francisco

The Haight-Ashbury neighborhood was delightful to visit. I was a bit surprised by all the great restaurants and shopping since I was visiting to explore the site that is so synonymous with the birth of the hippie movement. After grabbing some Thai food, I made my way to Hippie Hill at the Golden Gate Park and listened to the drum circles and admired the sights. An older man with long graying hair and a tie-dyed poncho walked over to me as I strolled along to get my attention. He was wide-eyed and confused. His friends had just given him a logic problem that he was at a loss to solve. “Can you help me?” He asked. “Star and Aspen together have 13 flowers in their hair while Star and Paisley have 15. If Star and Cloud have 12 flowers as does Aspen and Paisley, how many flowers does Cloud have in her hair?” I had to really think this one through!