After much chagrin and frustration, I have finally convinced Domestic Despot Osama bin KAREN to let me put together a mid-week trip up in the High Sierras of California and then over to the coast for a stop at my big brother Ed’s in Ventura for a few days. I have fond memories of Ventura,Continue reading “Road Trip”
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Pencils
Does anybody use pencils anymore except maybe for kids in poor school districts? If you are old enough, think back to our old trusty Ticonderoga #2 lead pencils. Lead. Think back to how many times you licked the tip of your pencil and it is a wonder any of us got through elementary school withoutContinue reading “Pencils”
Thank You
The first passage in the book Humanity: A Primer. I just made that title up; don’t search for it. Unless there really is a book called that, in which case my apologies. But saying “thank you” (in my way of thinking), is a minimum for membership into the human race. Dankie, Faleminderit, Shukran, Chnorakaloutioun, Hvala,Continue reading “Thank You”
Butter
I love butter. No, I’m not gonna marry it. I do eat way too much butter and that stems from my time in haute cuisine. Everything had butter in it. I would keep a 50-gallon stockpot of it going at all times in my fine dining kitchens. The butter remained perfectly clarified with just theContinue reading “Butter”
Grandpas
I was not particularly close with my Mom’s father. I seemed to be at the end of a long line of nieces and nephews all vying for attention from The Man. I was okay with that. I know he was a tough guy working at a slaughterhouse for many years. I guess that’s where myContinue reading “Grandpas”
Haru
Japanese for Spring. Having been self-quarantined since last September, our first little foray out of the house was to the Japanese Friendship Garden in downtown Phoenix on Saturday. I know, a trip downtown? But this is to one of my favorite little parks in Phoenix and it was for Haru, the celebration of the SpringContinue reading “Haru”
Live Entertainment
One of the major casualties of the pandemic was/is the loss of live concerts and other entertainment venues. I would never slight the fatalities of this deadly virus attack but consider another type of human loss: The emotions you experience when you feel the intense power of a live theater’s actors take you to pointsContinue reading “Live Entertainment”
Monday
For most of my working career in the food service industry, Mondays just started the work week which usually ended on Sunday night. The days were marked by a work task, Mondays food ordering, Tuesdays retail items for the Gift Shop, meeting days and so on. Now being retired, Monday can mean any damn thingContinue reading “Monday”
No Excuses
Absolutely none. I took a day off from everything and I mean everything so I will resume with a kick-ass post tomorrow after my wake-n-bake and I am looking forward to posting another song I wrote as I like to do on Mondays. Wednesdays will be the day I post audio excerpts from my book.Continue reading “No Excuses”
Decisions, Decisions
Mostly bad ones. Like when I left college and I find myself in the expansive (by 1978 standards) Stardust Sports Book. I am drunk (big surprise there) and making an ass out of myself while flirting with this (50k boob job) cocktail waitress. If her eyes rolled any further back in her head from myContinue reading “Decisions, Decisions”
