I posted the following on craigslist last week, for a week, deleted it and re-posted at the beginning of this week. Yesterday craigslist handed it back to me. I suspect that someone, probably a person towards whom this rant was directed, narced on me and got my “listing” removed. But I think it’s relevant enough [...]
For a long time, and because I remember when it came out in 1965, I figured the Stones’ “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” was the best rock song there ever was. But since I’ve never stopped listening to music, other songs have crept into my psyche and made me reconsider its spot at the top. [...]
On my 23rd birthday I stopped smoking cigarettes. Picking my birthday made for an easy target and has since made remembering the occasion a lot easier. At that point in my life I needed to quit. If you’ve ever tried to quit, you’ll know what I mean when I say that there has to be [...]
When I first met Dawn, she and my son were both attending school in Duluth. His Mom and I drove up one day to visit. On entering the apartment Dawn introduced herself. When we asked if Andrew was about, she told us “It’s not my day to watch him”. In the 10 years since, it’s [...]
Not so much with my boy, Earl. Today he’s out chillin’ on the deck, ’cause that’s really about the extent of his ambition. I notice him looking in the door at me and I know he’s waiting for me to open it. I do. He races in, hits the living room rug about 8 feet [...]
Look at that little scamp! He’s sneaked into his parent’s bedroom and found the Kleenex box next to the water bed. This was taken in Denver when he was about the age his own son is now. Happy Birthday, Andrew. I still love you.
We just replaced our over-the-range microwave hood. It didn’t cost a lot of money. Actually it was half of what we spent on the first one – 18 years ago. Even so, it’s got one feature its predecessor didn’t. When you turn on the light that illuminates the range top the word “light” comes on [...]
Things I’ve learned about Miles by reading the first 96 pages of the book “So What”: Miles and Charlie Parker were fired after the first day of a week-long gig at a Detroit night club in 1949 because Bird was nodding off. The owner who fired them was Jack Ruby – the same man who [...]