You sure are right about that Truman!!! There is a lot going on, a lot of people to talk to and so many people to meet. Of course, that is a good thing too, but like you say overwhelming. I know at the BBQ it was even harder to keep up with everyone since the gathering was so large. For one thing, you have to put the screen name with the real name and the face which can be hard to do sometimes
The time element seemed to be ok while I was in SF, but it hit hard upon coming back home when I lost those 3 hours
I agree that SF is a great place to visit and maybe it would be a great place to live. Sometimes though I think it is great living here and then having all these wonderful places to visit. After all, would they be as wonderful and magical if we actually lived in them? Anyway, I love visiting NYC too, but again I think in context it is best to have it as a place to visit. I feel pretty much the same way about SF. People ask me which city I like the best and I think that is hard to say since they are both great places, but they are different enough to where I can't compare them. Also, Denver was a nice place to visit.
Jack