Keaton was telling me a story about his time up in Fairbanks, how he’d gotten a job at a bar and spent some of his time taking care of Charlie, the 5 year old son of the bar’s owner, Trip. Keaton did all kinds of stuff with the kid while the weather was nice, but … Continue reading Keaton, Charlie and Charlie (last part)
Month: March 2020
Keaton, Charlie and Charlie (part 1)
Me and Keaton were in his apartment with Wingstop and Stella Artois on what should have been the Dodgers’ Opening Day. We didn’t have a whole lot to do, so I got Keaton to agree to give me some of his backstory. So he said he’d tell me a story about little boys and puppies. … Continue reading Keaton, Charlie and Charlie (part 1)
The Opening Day that Wasn’t
So me and Keaton were ‘celebrating’ what would have been Opening Day by watching what they had to show on the Dodgers Channel. It was some warmed-over interviews with the team from spring training…and it felt like they were mocking us. Although there were some interesting things (and we got to make fun of Mookie … Continue reading The Opening Day that Wasn’t
Safer at Home
Like things weren’t bad enough, it all got even more weirdass and depressing last night, when the mayors of LA, Pasadena and Long Beach announced a ‘safer at home’ order – which basically is the same thing as the ‘shelter in place’ orders they’ve had all week up in San Francisco, only it sounds less … Continue reading Safer at Home
The Axe Falls
Well…as Joyce has been saying, ‘the axe has fallen’. I got laid off from the L****** today, although Mr. Balsam apologized a dozen times about having to lay me off after he said it wouldn’t happen. He also made it very clear that I was just getting laid off and that my job would be … Continue reading The Axe Falls
For St. Patrick’s Day
I’ve always loved St. Patrick’s Day, I reckon for a pretty obvious reason lol. We Blocks don’t think of ourselves as Irish, although, like many Southerners, we’re of ‘Scotch-Irish’ descent, so I reckon that makes me kinda Irish. Definitely Irish enough to celebrate on March 17th with a shitload of Guinness lol. Since this St. … Continue reading For St. Patrick’s Day
A Super Weirdass Target Run
Ok, so today I went to Target to pick up a few things, but mostly to just see what was going on. Dang was it weird. Target’s usually a pretty noisy place: there’s always a kid screaming and plenty of people talking in the background. The reason I know this is because today it was … Continue reading A Super Weirdass Target Run
Empty Hotel
This is a very weirdass time to have started my career in the hotel business. There’s no way y’all haven’t heard about the coronavirus and the havoc it’s wreaking with…with just about everything. Baseball’s interrupted spring training and postponed the start of the season. That came as a big shock to me when it happened…and … Continue reading Empty Hotel
Mrs. Warwick
There’s been some sad news from home: Turner’s mother passed away last night. She was only 58, but she’s been sick since before I moved to California, fighting the cancer that finally got the better of her. I’ve known Mrs. Warwick nearly all my life. Me, Turner and Gardner were on the same little league … Continue reading Mrs. Warwick
Dancing Lessons
So y’all are probably wondering how the dancing lessons are going. In case someone missed it, one of the things I gave Joyce for Valentine’s Day was a gift certificate for 12 ballroom dancing lessons. She loves those Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers movies, and she’s taken ballroom lessons before. But not with a regular partner. They … Continue reading Dancing Lessons
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