I’ve wanted to go to Pinnacles National Monument for so long that I can’t even remember how I originally became interested. At first I was going to go with my ex-fiance, Katie, over Thanksgiving 2004 or 2005 (I can’t remember which), but something came up. So, the visit was rescheduled. And then something came up … Continue reading
As I always say, it’s good to know people… Tonight proved no exception as we scored an invite to dinner with the former president of Mexico, Vicente Fox, at the Fairmont. Tables were $3000 each and we got in for free – not bad… Here we are mingling before the big doings: El Presidente gave … Continue reading
Housing prices in the United States are falling nationwide; but in the minds of most house buyers, it is still a bull market. They have lived with rising prices for so long they now take it for granted that that is just the way things work. “House prices always go up in the long run,” … Continue reading
Rudolph Henderson was one of Oakland’s leading cocaine dealers during the 1980’s, supplying the city’s biggest drug chieftains, before being sentenced to 25 years in prison in 1989. He was arrested two years before in an investigation that netted more than 82 pounds of cocaine, Henderson’s $3 million dollar estate in Sonoma County, two Oakland … Continue reading
The following comment was heard on the train: One distinguished looking gentleman to another – “If it flies, floats or fucks, you’re always better off renting.” Continue reading
Along our street resides a crazy homeless woman. She first came to my roommate’s attention when Nicki observed her strolling down the sidewalk while tugging on a stuffed animal with a leash around its neck. She was swearing loudly at the stuffed animal for not obeying her – certainly an attention-getter… She first came to … Continue reading
My grandfather (Fritz) and grandmother (Irene) presently reside in a nursing home named the Sterling Inn which is located in the High Desert region of Southern California. This story took place very recently while my grandmother and grandfather were eating their lunch in the communal dining facility at the nursing home. Also present at the … Continue reading
The Velvet Rocket 