Playing. Always.

Then, you’re no longer in San Diego, but El Cajon and beyond ...

The short answer is ageism. Nobody, “young,” wants to like anything the, “olds,” like. Sad, really. But, common enough in a world where opinions are formed as quickly as farts with far less research and knowledge. Somebody spouts off about something and instead of applying any relevant personal experience or…

*sigh*

A pickup, of course.

Wish I was surprised that there are commenters who want to blame the parents for an autonomous machine knocking down and running over a child. And, has nobody ever heard of the, “Three Laws?” Don’t care that they’re from a work of fiction, they make sense.

What could possibly go wrong?

From your lips to God’s ears and our mouths. Miracle Whip is vile.

By volume, Starbucks sells more milk than coffee. They’re really a sweetened-dairy store that uses coffee as a flavoring.

You could always switch to decent coffee. Black. Made at home for about 30-40 cents a cup. Even if you pop for the fresh-roasted, really good stuff ... imagine the savings, the freedom ...

Funny how things get coupled in our brains. Coffee and cigarettes weren’t a thing for me until I walked into an AA meeting and I turned into that stereotype of the slightly shaky girl with a coffee in one hand and a cigarette in the other. I had no plan to quit smoking until I came down with the flu, could hardly…

My parents both grew up on farms in Northern Minnesota and my father told tales of, “harvest and butchering time,” in the Fall. Head cheese was one of the ways every bit of the pig was used, as were various sausages. There was also a completely disgusting, “food,” called itinanitsa, which was cow blood mixed with…

And so ... gay men aren’t, “all man?” Careful, now.

A young woman, a student in an English class referred to something as, “gay.” I reminded her that any term putting down any person or group of persons was not permitted in my classes. She was puzzled. She repeated that she thought something was gay. I asked her what she meant by that. She said, “you know, gay,…

Great idea to include Tom McCahill’s review. He set a standard for auto writers that included very quirky criteria for a car’s desirability. My favorite? How many of his dogs could he fit in a car’s trunk? More dogs meant better car; he was positively in love with 60s-era Caddys and Mercurys based on trunk size.

Lotus Europa-Hemmings

Used to assign cooking a Colonial through Civil War era dish for the final project and potluck in my US History 101 course. Had to limit the number of macaroni and cheeses in order to have some variety (Thank you, Thomas Jefferson for such a wonderful invention). Last time we did this, two guys each wanted to try…

Access covers. You’re welcome.

Had a language instructor who first served as part of the national police in Serbia, and then fought against the Nazis and their allies. He was quiet, genteel, very, “European.” One day, a fellow student was given him a bit of crap about being vulnerable and helpless. “Helpless?” He said. “I know four ways to kill a…

Shades of, “Oz.”