The Moon Exposed as a Trickster
The moon has exposed itself these last few nights as a trickster. Two nights ago the sky was smothered from view with clouds pushed by strong gusty winds.
The Ball Ended Yesterday For The Pads...
"One In Victory, One In Misery... But Only One Can Take It All!" --Rob Halford (with the band Halford), from "One Will" on CRUCIBLE As of yesterday, Major League Baseball's regular season now belongs to the ages. The day-after-tomorrow, The …
On an emptional experience in Little falls 10/5/2009
Worked from 2 AM to 8:30 AM this morning. After work I walked up to Burger King for breakfast. I had two egg and sausage sandwiches. Went to Coborn's and bought a banana. The walk was a bit damp with …
Today's The Day...Turn The Page.
"Here I Am...Turn The Page." --Bob Seger, from "Turn The Page" (covered by Metallica on "Garage Days Revisited") Just woke up about an hour ago. Popped open a Diet Pepsi, flipped on my Cricket Broadband, and made my way through …
Save the Date
There's only like eight new things for sale in Normal Heights since I last posted. The rest is stuff I've already seen and passed over. Isn't Sunday the Universal Day of Yard Sales? Is it not written, somewhere, by some …
710 Beach Club - Jet West - San Diego, CA
On 10/2/2009 in San Diego, CA, our band "Jet West" entertained a local crowd in what was to be a more then sold out show at the infamous 710 Beach Club. The moon was near full force in Pacific Beach …
Sweeping Up The Shards
YOU ARE MY MUSE TODAY for my husband who labors to hold me close in memory in the wilderness of Alzheimer's where is the broom to sweep up all the shards, to re-deal life's cards when a loved one has …
Dreams of National Parks and Nostalgia
----- Perfect week for this chapter, Thanks Ken Burns! ---- It was a couple of months before I drove up to Long Beach to get my Styleline that my wife started looking for a 12 or 14 foot “can-o-ham” style …
Now I'm wicked hungry and it's 2:30 in the morning. Sweet!
Personal anecdote: attended the Tour de Fat today and had a super time! Lots of great bike stuff and great beers to be drunk. Grammar snobs will take note that I am aware of the difference between "lots of great …
A Day in the Life (of traffic court)
I went to traffic court Friday. It's funny, because a guy named Ken (who's written a few stories for the Reader) sent me a certificate that gets me into one of those comedy driving schools. It was such a sweet …
Hit Me, I'm a Man, I Can Take It
I just got home from working a 13.5 hour shift, hoping for a nice, quiet evening. After my shower, maybe read a little bit, play with the cat some, or hell, just stare at the walls for an hour or …
Listening To The Girls
i stopped listening to the girls where saucy sheer undies were concerned about 2 years ago...but like my rarely used wool Reindeer sox they to had a special drawer where they snuggled and bubbled about their softness and lace edged …
No More Chicken Please
Although I now live in PQ, I grew up in the college area and east county. When I was a kid, Rancho Bernardo was a once-a-year trek, a road trip in the avocado-colored Dodge Dart to visit some obscure restaurant …
The Late Extortion With David Letterman
I actually didn't plan on blogging about Letterman. I'm a big fan of his, and the story fascinates me. But I'm going to admit something. I was at an interesting party tonight, and drank way too much. I got home …
So soon, the party begins...
Not even half past nine o'clock's ass and we've got our first entry. This one tests the line between self-control and self-indulgence. It's always interesting to watch and hear the decision making process, especially when you're not involved. Or drunk. …
Enter the Exit Poll
So I've been pushed and prodded lately by a fellow co-worker, and now fellow blogger, to start myself a little web log 'cause, you know, I live in an area full of something to say. And apparently hear, too. But …
Kentucky Fried Phone
Ever felt like you’re an uninvited visitor into someone else’s life? I never did until recently. It all started when I dropped and broke my cell phone. It was a blue and silver flip phone that I’d had for about …
The Reindeer Sox Saga part ducks
Deja Vu once again i put keyboard to computer to tell a the tale that i got off route on day before yesterday to bumbled along to a sheer face. i pittoned in and to take a cry baby break …
The palindrome of Bolton would be notloB!
Today's Runner-Up is just plain super-sweet. Want. So. Badly. Throwing out the No-Prize today to the following: Beige Coach very good condition - $10 (Normal Heights) Cinderella--A 21st-Century Fairy Tale Once upon a Friday afternoon, there was a UCSD sophomore …
Update in Little Falls 10/2/2009
The weather has been all rain and cold the last few days. This is fall in it's glory. I can see ice storms coming any day now!. The trees are a pale cream green back ground and starting to look …