Here's a bit of Capitol history for inquiring minds- Governor Jerry Brown is 74. That makes him a contemporary of tootsie pops, the Great Depression, and dinosaurs. At the time he was sworn in for his first stint as Governor in 1974, he was the sixth youngest in California to assume that title. Apparently a masochist, he came back for more in 2011, becoming the oldest serving individual of Sacramento's highest office. So long as his politics aren't as dated as his birth certificate, however, its all just good ribbing. As tight as we are, I'm sure Jerry wouldn't mind my pal-ing around. In the worst case scenario, I'm pretty sure I could outrun his dog. Its got to be about 100 Corgi strides for every one of mine, though I'll watch my ankles just in case.

In order to find some not-so-politically-incorrect Sacramentan history (the proper demonym for the city, according to Wikipedia), I turned to the ever faithful Google (which ought to be put on the government's payrolls, considering its use as lazy man's---er, legislators---research assistant). Apparently Sacramento has an old underground, which was once above-ground, until the citizens of the Emerald City got tired of being the jetsom of the marine metropolis. As a result of devastating floods, California undertook what has become the state's only successful street-raising project, building reinforced brick walls and filling in the resulting walls with dirt from 1862 to the mid-70s. Its still possible to explore some of the underground in Old Sac, but I tend to get distracted buying taffy from the old time sweet shops nearby before making it there. There's enough cobwebs and mud in the politics of the Capitol building to pay $15 to see it in the dark.