We were shopping for groceries last weekend and needed limes. I was dismayed to find them priced at 89 cents each. Normally, they cost about a quarter. “Do they think we’re rubes?” I said. “Forget it. We’ll buy them somewhere else.” The next day, we were Somewhere Else. And guess what? They were selling limes for 99 centsContinue reading “When Life Hands You Lemons, Ask For Limes”
Tag Archives: Breaking Bad
Wine Makes You Do Crazy Things
Dear Neighbors, I would like to apologize for running through the sprinklers in your backyard while whooping and hollering late Friday night. I have no excuse for my boorish behavior other than to say, wine makes you do crazy things. I hope all is forgiven. Best Regards, Mark Prior to the dashing-through-the-sprinklers bit, it hadContinue reading “Wine Makes You Do Crazy Things”
When Night Bleeds Into Morning
This morning found me puttering around the kitchen a few minutes past 5:00, eyes still bleary with sleep while I sliced mushrooms, grated cheese, cracked eggs and fried bacon. This is not a part of my normal routine; even on a workday I don’t usually get up any earlier than 6:20, but Tara’s alarm hadContinue reading “When Night Bleeds Into Morning”
Where’s My Thrift Store Picasso?
Did you hear about the guy in Ohio who bought a Picasso print from a thrift store for $14, then discovered it wasn’t a reproduction after all but a genuine, original poster signed by the artist himself and turned around and resold it for $7000? This pisses me off. Because if anybody appreciates a goodContinue reading “Where’s My Thrift Store Picasso?”
Mr. DeMille, I’m Ready for My Closeup
My life has been unusually balanced lately. In the past, it has seemed like there were hardly enough hours in the day to get everything accomplished – even being out of work. I’d felt like I was too busy online to watch any TV, too busy watching TV to read a book, too busy readingContinue reading “Mr. DeMille, I’m Ready for My Closeup”
Impatience Isn’t A Virtue
Patience may be a virtue, but it has never been one of my strong suits. Given the fact that my girlfriend is coming up for a visit in just five more days, you’d think I’d be able to deal with that. After all, when we parted ways in Ely on September 11th, we had 38Continue reading “Impatience Isn’t A Virtue”
Mark Petruska 