North County - breakfast time - near about after sunrise, 7:00 a.m. thereabouts and the line of souls already gathering near the food truck along the coast highway, North County - a compact apparatus seemingly affixed to the hillside, yet always ready to deliver ample quantities of carbs and protein. I come here to watch this spontaneous communal gathering made up of affable, unpretentious residents - so similar in their minimalist, nondescript beach attire - some eternally at ease for being able to afford these surroundings and others hanging on by just a thread unbeknownst to themselves... many older folk are here, near or past retirement age, gray-haired ones like myself, hobbled and hungry, and a good number of young locals to keep things balanced, surfers, bikers, working drones, milling-about types ... Eduardo Chang, a foodie-influencer w/ a soft spot for noodles and Mexican cuisin , Frank the Freak, misunderstood historical researcher and part-time conspira...
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