For being lazy and shiftless, stoners can be pretty industrious. Give a dope smoker weed and fire and they’ll find a way to smoke it. Whether it’s coring an apple at right angles, rolling up aluminum foil, or punching holes in a soda can, pot heads will find a vehicle to support their addiction. Unfortunately, [...]
Politically, I’ve been in the doldrums, as of late. Ever since Obama took off for Hawaii, it seems like the attacks have ratcheted up and the responses haven’t come at all. I feared that the Republican attack machine forced the most riveting candidate in my lifetime to roll over and play dead. Then I heard [...]
I’ve been to Langer’s a handful of times. It’s downtown, a block off McArthur park, so not exactly in my six block radius. I’m sure when it opened sixty-one years ago it was in a decent neighborhood. Now it’s kind of third world. I had plans last week to make the pilgrimage with my buddy [...]
Maybe it was because I had a few tasks to do, but the night went quicker. Before Nicole left for the day, she asked me to get something from DirecTV, the department of health, and copy the occupancy sign. Three tasks to fill in eight hours. Where would I find the time? When I went [...]
Someone once said, “If you only have a year to live, get a job at O’ Brien’s, because each day seems like a lifetime.” Amen to that. I got to work before my six o’ clock start. I was given keys, a manager’s card, and a few instructions. I brought in a couple of newspapers [...]
After a good Friday night, I was a little concerned about Saturday. There was a ninety person party from two to four. Of course, I start at four-thirty. I’m happy the bar is doing business, but I want my taste. I got to bed at about four that morning and was woken up by some [...]
It’s been a crazy few days. Thursday, Tim and I were having lunch at Nichol’s in the Marina. Nichol’s is a coffee shop that makes great food. They seem to do everything well. (What a novel concept.) Tim and I were discussing what was gonna happen with our place of employ when I got a [...]
(This was gonna be the title of my “Is Anything Sacred” post. Good thing I googled it first. I didn’t expect to be able to use this title so soon.) Last night I fifth wheeled it with some friends. We went to Don Antonio’s on Pico. I really dig that place. The issue is there’s [...]
I got my first cell phone in 1997, when some of my co-workers were barely in their teens. My first carrier was LA Cellular. I can’t remember how the cell service was, but they got bought out by AT&T and I know their coverage sucked ass. It was something I accepted, shitty cell phone service. [...]
If there is one reason we are open, it is due to our managers Nicole Barnes and Rick “Gator” Lee. Most everyone pitched in, but these two were there way before we arrived and left long after we did. I can’t say that about all non-hourly employees. When I talk about leading by example, this [...]