When my brother, sister-in-law and I were walking around at Venice Beach one of the street vendors called me "Big Red" with a bit of a southern twang. That amused my brother so much that he picked it right up and started referring to me as "Big Red" with a like twang. Give my brother [...]
Month: July 2010
Endlessy amused…
I endlessly amuse myself. While waiting in the security line at John Wayne Airport on Wednesday I came upon this sign. I have seen it before at other airports, but that day it struck me a tad different. While I understand the reason for the sign - I mentally mused that a pat-down might get [...]
Southern California Top Ten List
“My life is like a stroll on the beach...as near to the edge as I can go.” ~Thoreau Well, I am back with both feet in North Dakota. While I am happy to be home, I am a tish sad to be far away again from my brother and his family and my Cali friends. [...]
Venice Beach
On Tuesday, my brother, sister-in-law and I trekked all the way down to Los Angeles County to visit Venice Beach - a beach that is infamous for being colorful and eccentric. Today instead of spending a lot of time talking about Venice Beach I offer a picture book of sorts - random snippets of Venice [...]
Pageant of the Masters…
"If I wasn't an actor, I think I'd have gone mad. You have to have extra voltage, some extra temperament to reach certain heights. Art is a little bit larger than life- it's an exhalation of life and I think I you probably need a little touch of madness." ~ Sir Laurence Olivier On [...]
Further travels of a born-again tourist…
When my brother told me we were going to the Sawdust Festival this past Thursday I thought he said the Sausage Festval and I wasn't quite sure how to respond. Fortunately, I misheard my brother and making a decision about whether I wanted to spend a couple of hours celebrating sausages became moot. The Sawdust [...]
Becoming reacquainted…
I seem to have lost track of time. I am clearly on vacation time in my born-again tourist role. I had to confirm with my brother what day of the week it is as we have been running around doing things as if every day is a Saturday. Yesterday we (me, my brother Jeff and [...]
THE NEW FORTY 