Nothing Ever Happens on My Street
Reporting on the minutiae of the day
I'm in a poetic mood. So much so, I'm writing poems about cocktails. Here's one about Gimlets. Gimlet In the early 1950's In a book set in post war WWII Los Angeles Hard-boiled detective Philip Marlowe Praised the gimlet Half gin, half Rose's Lime Juice The association with the PI makes the drink… Continue reading I’ll have a Gimlet
Sunday, August 6 - Saturday, August 12 + the 13th This Week In Fresh and Easy: As you can see from the main picture above, keepin' a public toilet clean is "Fresh and Easy." Just attach a tube to the Fresh and Easy dispenser and put it in the toilet where women can pee on… Continue reading What I Learned This Week #13
Here's a poem about how relationships define us. And how, even when a relationship ends, we are vested in making sure our side of the story shows us in the best light. Vested A big thing happened to me last year A friendship dissolved in slow motion In real time I didn't see it coming Each… Continue reading Vested
Sunday July, 30 - Saturday, August 5 This Week in The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra: On Sunday, the CSO offered a free concert as their kickoff to their European Tour. Free concerts always mean "greatest hits" or crowd-pleasers. So there was Gershwin's An American in Paris, Berstein's Candide Overture, Dvorak's New World Symphony, and the fast… Continue reading What I Learned This Week #12
Book: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates, a book that has been on my list since in came out in 2015. I need some new ways and words to explain to incredulous white people that racism does exist. Gimlet: A classic cocktail that is known, but not popular, at least in my town,… Continue reading Book and Beer/Gimlet #6
The height of bridal party picture taking in Downtown Cincinnati parks has passed for the year. In June and early July, bridal parties descend en masse in their fine attire, oblivious to anyone outside their nucleus. They horn right into the "good spots" in the parks, posing in various family configurations, until they schlepp… Continue reading Oh Great! You’re Getting Married
Sunday, July 24 - Saturday, July 30 This Week in Restaurant Decor: The best part of the new Mediterranean restaurant I tried, including the food, was the knock-off Grecian bust and souvenir Turkish knife. That is not a good restaurant review. This Week in Pedicures: I have a love/hate relationship with pedicures. Mostly, I just… Continue reading What I Learned This Week #11
