Recently there has been a small controversy over a young man, Joel Northrup, refusing to wrestle a young woman, Cassandra Herkelman.  In my observation “popular opinion” seemed to be that he should be commended for sticking to his principles.  I feel Mr. Northrup disrespected Ms… Read full post »

“This is the best creme brule in the whole world” the words pop like champaign out of her as the light brown crust breaks beneath her gleaming silver spoon once again.

“Only the best for you on your birthday, Sweetheart.” the deep pride I feel beams from every… Read full post »

1. Lingerie & pajamas. Bullshit. What do you really sleep in?
   
   Shorts and a T-shirt or sweats and a T-shirt or sweats and a sweat shirt.
   
   2. What’s the one thing in your refrigerator you’re goddamned angry about if someone touches it?
   
   I'm kinda disappointed if someone, a visiting

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Here's my fifteen I can already come up with five more and it took me more than fifteen minutes to flesh this out. The albums I thought of quickly it was only after that I put a little time into writing about the whys of each one. … Read full post »

The legendary tube steak a noble food product with a pedigree traceable to the sausage.  A gastronomical treat when served in the ordinary bun with onions, relish, and mustard.  Pure simplicity makes that the preferred or at least most resorted to method of serving the Hot Dog. 

Somet… Read full post »

Once I was born.

Now I live.

One day I will die.

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I have seen quite a bit of death and dying in my lifetime. One thing I am convinced of is that lingering when the inevitable lies so close and you start to surrender every bit of dignity you have developed since you were born and you feel a pain deeper… Read full post »

When I was 18 I started dating my now ex-wife.  We had history going back to when I was 16 and had been in a play that her mother substitute directed.  This was a woman who had run off nearly an entire cast in less than three weeks; I wasn’t smart/… Read full post »

Ten Books That Changed My Life

I have been reading for a while and while I could come up with more than ten but that's what the open call asked for, so here goes.

The Cat And The Hat - Dr. Seuss

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I Don't Really Have Any Cats

When my youngest daughter moved in with me after College she already had a reputation. She had been in Australia for a semester abroad where she convinced one of her Australian roommates, she lived in a house with two Australians and another student… Read full post »

This is a reasonably true recounting of an interesting if not particularly pleasant episode I lived through.

I had begun to work at the restaurant about a month earlier. Hired as an assistant manager, I was hosting, cashiering, and closing the books at night. Rusty was a Sou Chef… Read full post »