Confessions
If you know me you might know that I own 200 Sinatra records. You might know that during high school I bought a…
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Food aversions
It is a natural condition among food-eating people that their preferences regarding food will vary. The spectrum of taste is infinite. In my…
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In Mississippi
Five weeks ago we moved from downtown Los Angeles to rural Mississippi. Following is a list of some early observations and impressions: People…
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My book is out!
Months in the making, OVERHEARD in LA…and elsewhere is real! It lives! Buy a copy or three (it makes a great gift and…
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A dream with Richard Nixon, Chicago and crabs
I just woke up from this dream and don’t know what to make of it: Calvin and I were working as caretakers or…
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Still more for BuzzFeed
It’s been a while since I produced a list of topics for BuzzFeed quizzes. Twice in the past I suggested things sure to…
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More travel rants
(Caution: contains coarse language.) In a previous edition we addressed situations in which travelers — aboard trains and airplanes, in cars and trucks,…
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My year in review
Calvin and I celebrated two anniversaries, a 21st and a 6th. Nice stuff! We went to Europe and I stayed there a while….
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Alternate animals
Animals play important roles in movies and on television. Puppies, kittens, crows, rats and snakes—they elicit eeks and awws, and many of them…
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