tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post7282683868758703922..comments2024-03-28T22:15:17.067-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: Three dimesNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-61294443287263468212019-09-19T14:08:30.666-05:002019-09-19T14:08:30.666-05:00"Memory is the prison old people build for th..."Memory is the prison old people build for themselves then live in, squatting in the smoldering ruined palace of their lives, rooting around in the ash." Wow...that's prose like mother used to make. And it sounds just like my house...a pack-rat's nest filled with memories on every wall, and too many trinkets and tchotchkes...the things a deceased friend once called "objects of much affection." <br /><br />Like it or not, I'm definitely a cranky old geezer now...so old that I can clearly remember how many things one could do with a "thin dime"--and I can even recall insulting someone in high school by saying: "Here's a dime...call up all your friends."Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-19184095708843113952018-09-20T14:40:22.718-05:002018-09-20T14:40:22.718-05:00Cute, grandma the matchmaker.Cute, grandma the matchmaker.Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757585399827295128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-60174887294303018552017-09-19T16:37:31.493-05:002017-09-19T16:37:31.493-05:00I've spent 40 years with the memory of a set o...I've spent 40 years with the memory of a set of liquid blue eyes. 40 years of self destructive behavior and addictions. Addictions that began as a form of self medication to try and live with the silliness of a heartbroken teenaged fairy tale.<br />Understanding my weakness and even realizing the futility of fantasy hasn't stopped me from seeing those liquid blue eyes or medicating myself to escape them. Paul Fedrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04384556977324071639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-34597595284139323052016-09-19T08:27:30.181-05:002016-09-19T08:27:30.181-05:00Dates you had with gentile gals might also make fo...Dates you had with gentile gals might also make for a fun blog post.Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757585399827295128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-43683751914404072142016-09-19T08:26:36.179-05:002016-09-19T08:26:36.179-05:00Interesting story. Houseman is one of a kind. Interesting story. Houseman is one of a kind. Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757585399827295128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-31316280459545316082013-09-21T16:01:14.471-05:002013-09-21T16:01:14.471-05:00But the blog is my own personal pasture, visited b...But the blog is my own personal pasture, visited by not even a thousand persons a day. And she certainly doesn't read me. No need to pester the poor woman for going on a date with me. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-70085652921974808212013-09-21T15:40:33.642-05:002013-09-21T15:40:33.642-05:00Wonder if Leah Moskowitz ever thought about you. Y...Wonder if Leah Moskowitz ever thought about you. You are on one of the big papers in the country. She probably reads you daily. Call her. Then let us know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-64157287045105671862013-09-19T14:00:33.788-05:002013-09-19T14:00:33.788-05:00Harvard law used to brag about how a third flunked...Harvard law used to brag about how a third flunked out ("look to your left look to your right one of you won't be here next semester"). Now their graduation rate is 99 percent. Of course it's even tougher to get in now and those that do are well prepared. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-4702194294871416632013-09-19T09:33:39.843-05:002013-09-19T09:33:39.843-05:00Thanks Bill, coming from you, that's high prai...Thanks Bill, coming from you, that's high praise.Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-27428981796857166382013-09-19T09:12:42.919-05:002013-09-19T09:12:42.919-05:00This line is genius
Memory is the prison old peop...This line is genius<br /><br />Memory is the prison old people build for themselves then live in, squatting in the smoldering ruined palace of their lives, rooting around in the ash.<br /><br />I mostly see it the nights I tend bar. At least once a month, some old-timers will come into what is basically a neighborhood/college corner bar and start reminiscing about how the place hasn't changed a bit since they hung out here in the 1970s. I usually let them go on for a while, then point out the new ceiling, floors, furniture, art on the walls, and the fact that the pool table now costs 50 cents. They then inevitably ask about the bars that are long closed along this street (there used to be 10 places, now just one tavern and one restaurant) I tell them when they spend more time talking about places that don't exist rather than places that do, they are officially Old. Oddly, this usually increases the tipping rate.Bill Savagehttp://chicagobydayandnight.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-56611729174865734992013-09-19T07:05:01.252-05:002013-09-19T07:05:01.252-05:00Right, I've added it -- Palace of Fine Arts, S...Right, I've added it -- Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco. The captions are an extra step I have to get used to. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-58229858478188929582013-09-19T01:14:59.319-05:002013-09-19T01:14:59.319-05:00While I have forgotten the movie, I do remember so...While I have forgotten the movie, I do remember some of the TV show that followed.<br />One episode in particular, where James is hit by a car driven by a slightly older female student.<br />After a short time, he recognizes her & exclaims: "You're president of 'Laura View'"<br />I had no idea what "Laura Review" was.<br />About 30 minutes later into the hour long show, I finally figured out what he said.<br />It was supposed to be "You're [the] president of [the Harvard] Law Review", but with his accent & the incompetence of the producers in not understanding that we, the general public use adjectives & don't use British English like Hahvahd Lawr, it was incomprehensible for much of the show.<br />I stopped watching one or two episodes later & it was mercifully cancelled by CBS!<br />And thank you for the captions. I hope to find out in the morning what & where the caryatids in the large photo are on.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13978194163495589398noreply@blogger.com