SPOILER ALERT! If you haven’t watched Bosch season 7 yet, stop reading at the line below. This post contains some minor spoilers about the final season. Seven seasons … 68 episodes. Bosch is done. Long live Bosch. Bosch season 7 was a satisfying end to the series, which—as most of you know, if you’re a... Continue Reading →
I took a ton of photos during my recent trip to Seattle and this is my favorite of the bunch. I'm not sure why. Maybe it's the dramatic composition, maybe the mystery of the two people who seem oblivious to my picture-taking and into their own little worlds. Maybe it's the futuristic rise of the... Continue Reading →
As we head into summer, it's time for a new banner image and this time we bring the heat, or at least the illusion of it. To be honest, this photo was taken back in January of this year, when all the right atmospheric conditions combined to reveal this spectacular sunset. This photo also reminds... Continue Reading →
I took a trip last week, my first since November 2019. It was just a short up-and-back, three-day trip to Seattle, one of my favorite cities, but a trip nonetheless. I called it my “training-wheel trip,” just a quick jaunt to see what travel felt like in this new world. And make no mistake about... Continue Reading →
It was a dark and stormy night. Seriously. If memory serves me right, it was December 1972. I was a senior in high school and a veteran Marx Brothers fan for oh, about four whole years. My love affair with Les Fréres Marx started in 1968 when my brother slipped a copy of the paperback... Continue Reading →
I'm about to take my first trip in 18 months, something I'm calling my "training wheel" trip. While I only have a couple of trips planned this year, this first one is just for a few nights, just to get used to the whole procedure of travel again: the airport, the plane ride, the hotel... Continue Reading →
I came across this postcard (above) on eBay of Heisler’s Cloverleaf Dairy Bar, one that focussed on the golf course, and it, of course, brought back a flood of memories. Not enough to warrant the price wanted for the postcard, but a fond flood nonetheless. My father worked for Heisler’s as a milkman when I... Continue Reading →
Slowed down a little this month with only six books read. They are: DAREDEVIL Vol. 1: KNOW FEAR by Chip Zdarsky and Marco ChecchettoZdarsky’s down-and-dirty take on DD begins here and, as I've mentioned before, it’s Marvel’s best written book right now. While Mark Waid and Chris Samnee’s run on the blind hero restored some... Continue Reading →
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