My father drove Fords. Always. Though I’m pretty sure that he would have been happy to drive most anything. But the fact was that he couldn’t walk and needed a wheelchair. And the larger Ford two-door sedans allowed him just enough room to pull his folded chair into the car by himself once he’d slid […]
It’s that time of year.
Going up on Sunday will be the easy part. It’s the return trip on Monday that I’m not looking forward to. At all. Driving alone for 13 hours is not my idea of a good time; I’d either be a woefully depressed or frightfully expensive long-haul truck driver. But taking my youngest back to college […]
Martha’s Chile Rellenos are BACK
People do crazy things. Period. And often for apparently no clear-eyed reason. Swimming the English Channel. Free climbing El Capitan. Running a 135 mile road race through Death Valley. There is no question that in each of the above tableaus I can easily forecast my death to be both rather quick and equally brutal. Eaten, […]
Crab Cakes This Weekend! Plus Every Entrée, Every Thursday, is $15
Saccharine as it may be, I get the sentiment. Life provides unwanted lemons and then, voila!, you make lemonade and everybody’s happy. Simple. But from where I stand, lemons are hardly ever unwanted. And there are numerous better uses for them than just assembling a nostalgic, over-rated beverage. Though, I somehow imagine, putting “when life gives you […]
Bodacious Biscuit Pop-up Party THIS SUNDAY
Don’t get me wrong; Sundays are fine. Fine. As days go, they certainly are one of them. But you gotta admit that Sundays seem to have lost their mojo the past couple of years. Remember Sunday funday? It fell off a cliff about the same time those kids did while enmeshed in Pokemon GO. And seriously […]
Thursdays Just Got an Upgrade
For some reason I want to blame Ben Franklin. Or my 3rd grade teacher. Either way, somebody has to be the fall guy. All those pithy one-liners that have been trotted out as time-honored wisdom by ‘capital-A’ Adults since forever are the chicken pox of Americana. “A watched pot never boils” is just not true. And the […]
It really doesn’t get much better than this
It’s not their fault. Some people just don’t get it. Whether to blame nature or nurture is anyone’s guess. But you’d think we could all agree on delicious, right? I went to this spectacular party at a winery in Oregon. Grand sweeping views of the vineyards, unlimited wine, and live music on the giant stone […]
The 21st Annual Tomato Festival
I’ve never grown a tomato. OK, let me rephrase: I’ve never successfully grown a tomato. Some bird or some blight or some other whimsical rendition of mother nature’s wrath has always intervened to cruelly thwart my German Johnson dreams. Sort of like an agricultural version of Vecna in Stranger Things that preys on my gardening […]
Sunday, Meet Upgrade ~ Drag Brunch Returns to Acme!
Figs and bluefish. Together. Not exactly my first choice for dinner. Or lunch. Or food in general. I’m sure that I made a face. That from a guy who grew up eating peanut butter & mayonnaise sandwiches – an equally odd combo. Sometimes with bananas. Still, I was shocked – despite the assurances of the […]
The Acme July 4th Takeout Extravaganza
Mr. Ferguson could be seen every morning skimming the pool with a long handled net in white patent loafers. All summer long. He whistled the whole time. The pool was curved with a diving board. Fancy for our neighborhood. But it seemed that no one ever went in the pool. Cross my heart. A few […]
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