My first car

I bought it in 1972 from a neighbor. It was a 1962 Buick Special. I paid $200 cash, and it came with curb feelers! Today, a 2023 Buick Envision (the name Special was dropped in 1969) sells for $48,500. With no curb feelers.

1963 Chevy Impala

Really? My brother had one with curb feelers . . . Today, 60 years later, a brand new 2023 Chevy Impala cost about $40,000. No curb feelers . . .  

Still . . .

Love will abide, take things in stride Sounds like good advice, but there’s no one at my side And time washes clean, love’s wounds unseen That’s what someone told me, but I don’t know what it means ‘Cause I’ve done everything I...

Easter Prime Rib

Ingredients: 1 bone-in prime rib roast (6-8 pounds) 2 tbsp olive oil Salt and pepper to taste Garlic cloves (optional) Instructions: Preheat the oven to 500°F (260°C). Place the prime rib roast on a rack in a roasting pan and rub it with olive oil. Season the roast...

TITO’S TACOS

They are located one block North of Washington Blvd. & West of Sepulveda Blvd. in my hometown of Culver City, CA. As their website Tito’s Tacos (titostacos.com) will tell you, Tito’s Tacos was opened in Los Angeles in 1959 and has since become beloved by...

REAL LOVE

Just like little girls and boys Playing with their little toys Seems like all they really were doing Was waiting for LOVE Don’t need to be alone No need to be alone It’s real love, it’s real Yes, it’s real love It’s real                                  John...

ORIGINAL TOMMY’S

Tommy’s was founded in 1946 by Tom Koulax. The son of Greek immigrants, Tom engaged in various business ventures before founding the original shack on the corner of Beverly and Rampart Blvds, west of downtown Los Angeles. It took some time before the public discovered...

A fictional novel based on my family

UNFOLDING, AS IT SHOULD “I also believe that parents, if they love you, will hold you up safely, above their swirling waters, and sometimes that means you’ll never know what they endured, and you may treat them unkindly, in a way you otherwise wouldn’t.” –...
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