Where seeds of thought have room to grow
Category: Indulgence
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This is the year that the majority of my high school classmates and I cross over into our second half century of life. Some have slipped there quietly, others have faced it head-on with weekends in places like Vegas or the Caribbean or on a cruise ship. One guy, Roy, is in Colorado as we speak, and…well…he says…
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Ah, Veggie Heaven with extra shrimp! Pass on the sake, though – I prefer red wine (specifically a merlot from Chile last night), although I'm sure there's a wine connoisseur out there somewhere shuddering about that. I've been to Tokyo Steakhouse twice in my life now – the first time a few years ago for…
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Leslie: "Why aren't you on Facebook?" me: "Huh? Are YOU on Facebook?" Leslie: "Yeah. EVERYONE is! Darla, Ann, both Ginas…" It turns out my friends have been partying without me… Now, it just so happens I had been thinking about getting on Facebook for a couple of weeks. My friend Kim had sent in invitation asking me…
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I've procrastinated registering for the spring semester, and this is why: the advanced screenwriting class (which I should take so these first few pages don't just turn into dust, untouched and neglected) is an actual physical class, on a campus with traffic issues, parking issues, desks, as well as a teacher and classmates with faces. Well, that in…
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My friend Nancy once told me to be careful what I did on New Year's Day, because that's what I'd be doing all year long. Her example was cleaning house, so for the past few years I've made sure I didn't spend the first day of the new year cleaning and cleaning. Looking around…
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He had white hair (evident on his head and even his pubic area) and small tattoos on his hands in that spot between his thumb and his pointer fingers. The fine print on the sign outside the entrance says he and the other bodies on display gave permission for their bodies to be used in this way,…
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Daniel, Kendall, and I have to decide what to do, which means we have to agree. We're at my parents' house in Pasadena right now – we came in yesterday for our Pasadena Christmas, a quick trip because Daniel and I have to work tomorrow, and Mama had to get another injection this morning to help…
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Christmas Day around here was lazy – centered around family and food. LOTS of food! We always have a traditional, heart-attack-waiting-to-happen breakfast on Christmas morning – bacon, fried eggs, and buttered toast. I ate so much that I still wasn't very hungry when Christmas dinner rolled around: non-traditional smoked brisket, chicken, and sausage. Of course, that…
Long Hollow 