It was after dark but still too hot outside, and impossibly, hotter inside. Stepping out of a nice nighttime shower, I wetly walked toward my bedroom, which means passing through the kitchen. … [read more]
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Pontypool, Psycho,
and five other moviesAttack of the Phantoms (1978)
a/k/a Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park
Anthony Zerbe nominally stars, and he’s far better than necessary as a mad scientist of roller-coasters and other thrill rides. … [read more]
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New houses, but not for you
Sleep’s been accumulating in flurries like snowfall, all week. Yesterday, heck, I was awake several times, barely long enough to know I wasn’t asleep, but then I fell asleep again, over and over all day. … [read more]
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“Free to a good home!”
When I worked for the insurance company in Wisconsin, I earned a small pension — nowhere near enough to live on, but it’s supposed to pay me a few hundred dollars a month for the rest of my life. … [read more]
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El Dorado, and six more movies
Deep Red (1975)
If you know the name Dario Argento, that’s probably all you need to know, to know you gotta see this. … [read more]
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Young’s
In almost six months of dining at Mrs Rigby’s more often than an unemployed man should, I’ve come to love their food, service, and prices from ten years ago. … [read more]
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Color lines
by Herb Caen
I spent some years in San Francisco, where Herb Caen (1916-1997) was an almost eternal columnist for the Chronicle. He was widely read and even more widely beloved, a damned good writer, with a solid feel for the city’s past and present. … [read more]
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That was a pretty good day.
Sometimes I enjoy chit-chattery with a few loved ones or a very, very few friends, but almost any other time I don’t. Even with family and friends, sometimes I wish the conversation was happening without me. … [read more]
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Only slightly odd and awkward
Recently, my weekly family breakfasts have been mostly fireworks-free. Sometimes they’re pleasant, sometimes boring. Yesterday’s was only slightly odd and awkward, but this is the diary of a fat slob, so I saved you a slice of it. … [read more]
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Three lunches
Driving the bus in training, we stop for fast-food just about every day, and on Thursday it was McDonald’s. It wasn’t like any McDonald’s I’ve been to, though. … [read more]
