Best Renew The Library Books
Mar 31, 2008 in Dreams
Waiting in line to check out my new book, I realized I’d forgotten to bring back the overdue book that I owed. Checking in my pocket, I only had a few Mexican coins — two large five-peso coins, a small three-peso coin, two tiny two-peso coins, and a medum-sized one peso coin. She’d take them.
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Drink of the Month: Presbyterian
Mar 23, 2008 in Drink of the Month
As the weather turns to summer — well, at least as it does here in sunny Southern California — we may be coming to the time of year when brown liquors are replaced by clear ones in your everyday drinks. But, if you want something a bit refreshing, something that can stand up to a bit of spring sunlight and warm air, then let me recommend the Presbyterian. Read on…
How to Pass Your Krav Maga Yellow Belt Test
Mar 17, 2008 in Spurts
Well, I feel like I was run over by a truck or two. But, after six hours of being pounded on during a sunny Sunday afternoon, I now have my Krav Maga yellow belt! The AIG and I have been taking Krav classes since October — first once a week, and now three mornings a week — and let me say we’re hooked. It’s great exercise, great fun, and a great chance to clobber some poor unsuspecting person. Read on…
Down the Up Staircase
Mar 15, 2008 in Otherwise Uncategorized
Had a nice service for my friend Rick earlier today. Driving home, I came out of the strip mall flats of Inglewood and through the tangle of I-405 on-ramps and suddenly the sky was bright and a bank of cotton candy-fluffy white clouds sat just to my west, halfway to the ocean. Read on…
Dear City of Anaheim Signange Department
Mar 14, 2008 in Dear So-And-So
Thank you for taking me on a scenic tour of your city today, as I searched for parking for an industry conference at your convention center. I never would’ve seen the reaches of Katella or Harbor avenues without the direction of the digital signs above the road, telling me where to park, what was full and what was open. Read on…
Dear Daylight Savings Time
Mar 13, 2008 in Dear So-And-So
Thank you for coming so early this year. I really appreciate how you gave me the old get-up-and-go by taking away an hour of my wasted sleep time last Sunday, and how you bring light to the evening hours. Those energy savings would sure be nice, too. Read on…
And This Just In: Generalissimo Francisco Franco is Still Dead
Mar 12, 2008 in Dreams
We — that is, myself, the various madly-retreating Spanish Nationalist troops with which I was traveling, and Generalissimo Francisco Franco — were trudging through a lightly-forested area of gently rolling and quite verdant hills. The sky was clear and the sun bright, but we didn’t expect the three Republican fighters that appeared in the distance, charging towards us. Read on…