Category Archives: Memories

Getting Older, With or Without Grace!

Looking back at the past 50+ years in my life, you realize that there are so many twists and turns. Unexpected changes, unexpected surprises and many days of quiet. But taken together they sum up who you are at this … Continue reading

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The Romantic Power of a Post-It Note

You know what I’m talking about, the bright yellow sticky notes you find all around the office and home as little reminders.  Normally they represent work to me but I’ve found that some good can come out of a Post-It … Continue reading

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Embarassing Kid Shit, Good Memories or Not So Good Memories?

As time passes, memories from my childhood get increasingly fuzzy and hard to remember. It sorta sucks because there’s so much chaos as a youngster that you wish you could remember all your silly and stupid stories.  But then there … Continue reading

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Shitty Summer Jobs, God How I Miss Them!

Can you remember back to when you were in high school or college and how you had to pick up some crappy summer job for three months?  Maybe it was working an ice cream stand or in an office stuffing … Continue reading

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Ahh, Chinese Samba Troupe…

It’s always good to look back at pictures, dredging up memories of days gone by.  But every now and then, you do something that you’re going to remember for the rest of your life, even without ANY pictures.  For me, … Continue reading

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Smooth Operator… Uhm, no!

You watch the movies and you know what happens when the clothes starts coming off.  The guy is all smooth and the next thing you know, they’re sitting back in bed, enjoying the fruits of their labor.  Well I’ll have … Continue reading

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Motorcycle Madness

I’m sure you’ve seen those sleek, bright two-wheelers roll by on the street and had some opinions about the bikes and the riders sitting on top of them.  Crazy, bad-ass, thrill-seeking, stupid; well any and all opinions are fair.  In … Continue reading

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Caution, Black Ice Ahead!

Over the years, I’ve done a lot of driving and have logged probably somewheres around 450,000 miles.  I mostly drive a stick/manual vehicle so they’re also hard miles.  Up and down the hills of San Francisco, racing across Manhattan and … Continue reading

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A Very Sad Day, Until Burger King Walked In…

If anyone has experienced the sudden death of a close friend or relative, it’s hard to explain the intensity, sadness and fear of the moment.  I’ve had the unfortunate circumstance to have had two people, very young in life, pass … Continue reading

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San Francisco: Beyond the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz…

As an ex-resident of San Francisco, I can honestly say that it is one of the weirdest, most unusual and wackiest cities around.  And I don’t regret living there, you see a side to people and mankind that’s unlike anywhere … Continue reading

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