“There is a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can’t take part; you can’t even passively take part, and you’ve got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you’ve got to … Continue reading
Category Archives: People
Mustache. Awesome? Yes. Popular? No.
Written: November 2007 Occurred: July 2004 I don’t know about the rest of you, but facial hair gets uncomfortable to me after a while and so I feel compelled to periodically shave it all off and start over again. During one of these shaving moments, I decided to leave myself with a mustache (looking very … Continue reading
Another Texting Fiasco – Elizabeth Heather
The winds of fate have blessed us with another texting story, dear reader. It will be interesting to see if this story generates as much controversy as our first texting story did. This tale involves Elizabeth and her ex-boyfriend whom we will mercifully refer to simply as “G”. “G” was Elizabeth’s first boyfriend and has/had … Continue reading
Funktown
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
Homeless Profile # 11 (Alyssa)
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
Big Trouble in the Little Nursing Home
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
Drambuie Whisky Review (or the Captain gets owned at Captain’s)
Drambuie is defined by Wikipedia as… “a honey- and herb-flavoured golden scotch whisky liqueur made from aged malt whisky, heather honey and a secret blend of herbs and spices. The flavour suggests saffron, honey, anise, nutmeg and herbs.” http://www.drambuie.com/ The following is an account of the experience of my cousin and me with Drambuie. Pictured … Continue reading
The Velvet Rocket 