.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... If there is a lesson to be learned from Gecko’s restaurateur Wally Minoli’s venting his pandemic fallout frustration against the governor and president in a sign on his Nob Hill eatery’s front door – and from his subsequent apology tour – it’s that words matter. More than a week ago Minoli posted this: “Geckos is closing our kitchen tonight due to lack of staff. Special thank you to our Nazi in Santa Fe and our socialist in D.C. for trying to buy votes with extended benefits.” Oh, it’s been a long and hard pandemic shutdown, with individuals, families and businesses suffering health and economic hardships. Little wonder we sometimes lash out.