When confronted with an obstacle, ask yourself, what would Don Draper do? Most likely Don, the lead character in the TV series “Mad Men,” would drink hard liquor. He is a 1960’s cohort of Sean Connery’s James “shaken not stirred” Bond” and a reflection of a time when cocktails were king in America andContinue reading “Don Draper vs. Matt Dillon”
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Super Tie to the Rescue
I spilled coffee on myself for the second time this month. At fault was a paper “to go” cup purchased from a major retailer. The lid that comes with the cup was a trifle too small for the lip, so with a gentle squeeze, the lid flew off followed by the coffee. My tie tookContinue reading “Super Tie to the Rescue”
Follow the Arrow or Die!
My favorite road sign is an “arrow” directing one-way traffic to the left. Before the sign was erected, a motorist went straight to his death—100 feet into the Pacific Ocean—or so the locals tell me. I have no confirming data on this, so I Googled the truth: Has there been a car accident on ScenicContinue reading “Follow the Arrow or Die!”
Give me a name, any name.
I was writing some fiction and needed a full name for an idiot attorney. I didn’t want to upset someone who might be a good attorney by choosing his or her name for ridicule. So, I Googled names, ridiculous names, and I got hits each time. My response each time: who would name their kid that? In essence,Continue reading “Give me a name, any name.”
Cell Phone Disaster
Last week I joined the growing number of people who’ve lost a cell phone. This interlude of loss gave me time to dwell on the good old days when people crossed the street or drove a car with one purpose in mind, a purpose now distracted by the cell phone. I grew up in theContinue reading “Cell Phone Disaster”
The Great Coffee Spill
After I wrote “coffee break” yesterday I had an in-person, non-social media conversation with a friend about great coffee spills of all time. I led off with the morgue of ruined white dress shirts and gravitated to those accidents that turned a routine day upside down. There is a theme to a majority of theseContinue reading “The Great Coffee Spill”
Coffee Break, 6/4/2013
I went to a Starbucks around 1 p.m. . The door was partially blocked by a young man with a soft belly hanging over his belt and a cell phone glued to his ear. He did not move, or acknowledge me. I could squeeze by, or I could say, “excuse me,” or I could standContinue reading “Coffee Break, 6/4/2013”
Photo Recovery Project exhibit
Originally posted on On Da Outside Looking In:
For anyone interested and in the Bay Area, I have a piece in the Veterans Affairs Photo Recovery Project exhibit. It will be held at the Menlo Park VA, in Bldg 321, in the Veterans Recovery Center (there is directional signage once you enter the building- you…
The Head Goose
Today, while driving through a local park, I stopped at 3:31 p.m. for about a dozen Canadian geese waddling across the road. They were led by a domestic goose—I’ll say it was of the Pilgrim variety (see photo I took of the goose at rest). Remarkably to me, there was a second Pilgrim taking upContinue reading “The Head Goose”
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