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Chicken catching equipment
[Current music: 'Hey Ladies' - Beastie Boys]
The neighborhood has acquired a stray chicken.
One Sunday afternoon I was sitting with Z on the park bench reading a book. He got up and started staring at the pine trees. "Do you see... a chicken?"
One of the more confusing questions I've ever been asked. Yes indeed, there was a white leghorn rooster ( Read more... ) -
Mock Tiffany lamps, priorities, and a Ukrainian sandwich
Saturday off work, an acceptable day for coffee. Instead of walking home right after hitting the coffee joint I decided to patronize some of the shops I hadn't yet investigated.
First stop was the mysterious place with lots of globe lights and sun crystals hanging in the windows. It is a boutique.
When I walked in I was greeted with a large choice of ( Read more... ) -
Someone give that man a raise!
I'm at a little café called Fat Nat's Eggs enjoying breakfast and a book. From the kitchen I can hear the cook drumming his spatulas, whooping and ringing the order-up bell in time to the music. So far there has been a banda tune, an old Nintendo theme, now Smokey Robinson.
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Mezcal Saturday
This chap is telling me about the ingredients in snake wine. Looked it up here on my sparkly new Bat Phone because I am mystified by the idea right meow and came across this treat: a snake managed to survive the pickling process and bit the owner of the bottle.
http://m.ibtimes.com/wine-snake-bites-woman-after-spending-3-months-bottle-1404948
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Losing daylight
Beannacht - A New Year Blessing ( Read more... ) -
'I wonder what the afterlife is like.' 'Obviously they have phones there.'
Creepy true story:
I woke up the morning of October 18th, checked my phone and saw a missed call from my uncle George at 1:52.
George died October 11th.
After I got the call I went over to see his husband, who claimed the phone was off and in a drawer.
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Darkness by Lord Byron
poetryfoundation.org/poem/173081
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The return of Bonsai Man
Many wanderings and adventures have been had this summer. The best include touching Peter Murphy's shoe (when he was wearing it!) and running around at 4 a.m. playing Capture the Flag while dressed as a pirate. Tales to be told later.
p.s. I'm rockin a mohawk now.
