Memorial Day--It's Certainly More Than About Barbecues!
"Remember The Heroes/ Who Fought For The Right To Choose!" --Sammy Hagar, from "Remember The Heroes" on VOA To many folks, Memoprial Day means three things: Barbecues, Auto Racing (Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600), and the unofficial "First Day Of …
Luna House--Life And Death In The San Luis Rey Valley
"Home, Home again! I Like To Be Here--When I Can!/ And when I come home, cold and tired-- it's good to warm my bones beside the fire!" --from "Time" by Pink Floyd. In October of 1986, I had just been …
14-May-2010--On The Eastbound Sprinter--Dealing With A Mooch
"What is this world coming to? Beggars begging from beggars!" --Madame DeFarge (Madleine Kahn), in Mel Brooks' "HISTORY OF THE WORLD, PART I." Friday, May 14th: That night, I did not feel like cooking. Even the most hardened reaver wishes …
One Way Or Another....
"This is it!/ Make no mistake where you are... You're going no further/ Until it's over and done-- One way or another!" --Kenny Loggins, from "This Is It" John Gardner has left San Diego County...and will never again return as …
I Voted--But Will You?
"Duty Now--For The Future." --DEVO, from the back cover art of NEW TRADITIONALISTS. Well, well, lookie at what arrived in my mailbox today...my permanent absentee mail-in ballot for the 8-Jun-10 California primary election. Since I am a registered Independent (NOT …
Spring Colds--From "Feeling Well" to "Feeling Like Hell!"
"Just when I'm feeling chipper as I please/ that's when they show me all my sinus cavities!" --Alan Sherman, from "Headaches" on NUTTY THINGS, THIS TIME WITH STRINGS! Right now, I'm fighting off a really heavy-duty spring cold. For the …
Zweibelfliesch--My First Time Cooking For A Ladylove
"Your first test in a love relationship--cooking a meal!" --Laura MacMillian, my third girlfriend, as she served a dish she made (it was yummy, btw). A bit of my history here: My first lady-love was a girl named Karen Anne …