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Top 22 reasons why poker night at fireflyfaster was great ( Read more... )

Ok, I've been gone for a while. But I'm back now. This is not an abandoned journal.

The other day I took my car to a local national chain for battery service. Starting the car was getting a little iffy, and I needed to know if I should get it replaced soon as I was headed on a trip. The man who helped me at the auto center was smart, courteous, helpful, and saved me some money ( Read more... )

Late Saturday, just south of the Gaviota pass where the southbound 101 meets the ocean, I passed a flashing CalTrans sign asking motorists to slow down due to fire and smoke ahead. The highway was coned down to one lane, and as I crested the hill and slowed to a crawl I could clearly see the remains of a brush fire ... lots of embers--few flames, ( Read more... )

There's this ugly-sounding word in the English language. What it describes is so beautiful ... and so wonderful; its small size belies its capacity for generating a symphony of mind-blowing, life-affirming feelings. But the word itself is harsh as a carpet tack strip ( Read more... )

[Note: I wrote this late last summer ( Read more... )

Actual subject line on email received from half.com:

Smokin' Dell Deals:

First LOL: Budweiser - Zebra ( Read more... )

I find that when I'm carrying a pink box ... the one's that come from the pastry shop ... everyone smiles at me.

Even if I'm also carrying a publication considered blasphemous to local sensibilities.

Everyone smiles.