Monthly Archives: September 2006

Scrap Bar has a myspace page for people to share memories about this bar on the west side around washington square. It was a cool place that my friend and college neighbor, Jackie, turned me on to. Her and her … Continue reading →

Commentary on Bush’s Rose garden speech where he refutes Colin Powell’s statements….

Good sushi for takeout. Just hanging at home watching television.

I went downtown to visit a buddy in Little Tokyo, but the traffic was too crazy and there was a dearth of parking to be found. So I headed up to the sushi bar ‘local’ near my house. Caro and … Continue reading →

A work colleague, Bart, after returning from his day off on Monday, to find the “Tuesday Trojan Smackdown” installation in his cubicle. The perps were a couple of USC grads who took it upon themselves to remind Bart, an alum … Continue reading →

the best damn potatoes on the planet.

More to come on Hermann”s batchelor party. This is not Hermann’s; his identity is protected.

The Toughcats are a three piece indie folk band from the Fox Islands in Penobscot Bay, Maine. Which couldn’t be further, it seems to me at the moment, from the corner of the sofa in the corner of my living … Continue reading →

Sunset at California Speedway in Fontana. Often referred to alternatively as ‘Fontana-bama’ or “Fon-tucky.’ That’s not a UFO, it was a spotlight that came on before the track lamps were fully lit. It cooled down from the blistering heat of … Continue reading →

What happens when you go to a NASCAR race with your brother? You drink a bunch of bloody marys, with beer chasers, then you go and buy matching visors to support your favorite driver, in this case Number 31 in … Continue reading →