117 in a 55

Early in 1996, on the way back from Lea’s one clear night with little traffic, I jumped on I-565 in my little red Integra and scanned behind me for Crown Vic and Caprice lighting signatures. Seeing none, I redlined in third, then fourth, and then briefly gave it a bit in fifth before I started … Read more

Pat Boone, Vietnamese food, and thee

Whilst enjoying a particularly delicious bowl of pho today with Greg, I told him about yesterday’s Neil Diamond post. He laughed and said “so are you going to do a Pat Boone post tonight?” Ha, ha, ha. Have a seat and hang on, wiseass. I embraced nearly all of the pop culture of the ’80s. … Read more

Neil Diamond?

I’ve gotten a lot of questions (okay, two) about whether Neil Diamond listed in my favorite music in my profile is a joke. I first (over)heard Neil Diamond on my parents’ stereo. Dad and Mom would play records a night or two a week after they thought I was asleep, and I’d listen through the … Read more

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