The grocery store I usually go to has its own gas station out front, right by the bus stop where I wait to ride home after shopping. … [read more]
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Neil Stryker and the Tyrant of Time, and seven more movies
I’ve always liked the character of Pavel Chekov on Star Trek, and Walter Koenig, the actor who played him.
Koenig startled me last week, by popping into my watchlist in Diminuendo. … [read more]
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An optional trip
Went shopping at Fred Meyer (that’s a grocery store), first time I’d been there via the bus, and I couldn’t believe that there’s no walkway from the bus stop and sidewalk to the store. … [read more]
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Crazies at BTC
There are usually two preachers at the Burien Transit Center, a man and woman, standing together in front of a handtruck display of Bibles or tracts or something. … [read more]
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The Alamo and Coherence, and 5 more movies
Today at the movies, a rare western where John Wayne dies, an indy oddity shot on location at Disney World, two sci-fi mysteries, a documentary on fake towns built for police training, and me trying to tell the difference between two Steven Spielberg’s efforts from the 1980s. … [read more]
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Sidewalk closed
A woman was walking toward me, middle-aged or older, graying hair, and a grumpy face. She reminded me of my study hall ‘teacher’ in high school, who wore a scowl perpetually. … [read more]
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Wild Style, and six more movies
Graffiti and hip-hop, a time travel car chase, a strange but enjoyable Frankenstein update, Fred Williamson and Roger Moore in two different gangster movies, and documentaries about a deadly amusement park and an avant-garde impresario. … [read more]
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The World, the Flesh, and the Devil,
and six more movies Today’s seven movies include a bad sci-fi, a good sci-fi, a great sci-fi with no real science in it, and a disappointing B-flick, a fine old-style mystery, a minor horror classic, and a documentary about a poet and pop star. … [read more]
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White like me
I was lunching at Mrs Rigby’s Diner a few days ago, and heard the man in the booth behind me order his breakfast. French toast, side of sausage, orange juice. … [read more]
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Ketchup and mustard art
I got onto the bus and quickly flashed my Orca card to pay. Then the guy behind me fumbled with his pass, and the driver said, “Don’t worry about it, just sit down.” … [read more]
