This confession takes place in the late 1980s one dark summer night driving on the historic Rue Napoleon or The Napoleon Road which is a mostly two-lane highway running from Grenoble to Marseilles, thru Pyrenees mountains and mostly rural countryside.

The central village of this confession is Digne Les Bains, a village known at that time for its right-wing local politics, ancient healing warm baths (hence the "Les Bains") and little else.  Digne Les Bains sits around 2500 feet above sea level.

On the night in question, all I saw was a water tower and a family-run gas station.

The rest is the story told herein.

Thanks and Happy New Year, folks.....It's the only year we have so let's make it a good one.

Next episode will drop on Friday.