Cannabis Lounges Could Open Soon in California’s Capital
Meanwhile, back on the left coast, where Governor Goddamn Handsome is running for re-election—but not, as rumored, with the tourist-boosting tagline “California: Your State for Sky-High Gas Prices, Bureaucratic Chaos and Abortions While U Wait”—the Sacramento City Council continues to wrestle with a proposal to allow “cannabis lounges” to be built (and even frequented!).
Read MoreHitting “Remove” Instead Of “Accept”: A Facebook Saga
In a May 3rd Wall Street Journal story, it was reported that people fear that if they leave Facebook, they’ll lose their friends—okay, their Friends.
Read MoreAre You Ready to Contribute to My “Thumb Drive”?
Dear Readers, Relatives and Anyone Else Who’s Ever Had the Misfortune to Land on a Kickstarter Mailing List:
Read MoreA Literary Light Leads a Literary Tour
Jennifer Basye Sander wants visitors to and residents of Sacramento to know that California’s capital has housed its share of literary and artistic glam.
Read MoreVodka And Fanny Packs: They’re Baaaaack!
Now that The Wall Street Journal has decreed that vodka and fanny packs are both making comebacks, it must be true.
Read MoreDo You Still Suffer from the “Sunday Scaries”?
A recent crossword clue struck me as quaint: “Anxiety over the impending workweek.” The answer was “Sunday Scaries.”
Read More‘Tooning Into the Disney War Room
We are in the Disney War Room. Thousands of the company’s Southern California Disneyland employees have been given just 90 days to deploy to Florida’s Disneyworld as the sovereign entertainment empire does battle with the Sunshine State’s forces of evil.
Read MoreEar Plugs: They’re Not Just for Heavy Metal Concerts and Sirens
Unlike some people who are older than I am, the same age or even decades my junior, I’ve never worn earplugs to a heavy-metal or hip-hop concert. The fact that I’ve never attended a heavy-metal or hip-hop concert doesn’t invalidate what follows.
Read MoreEven Those of Us with Semi-Colons Should Get A Colonoscopy
I’m reasonably certain that the next big show to take Broadway by storm will not be titled “Colonoscopy—The Musical!”
Read MoreRemembering Precursors of Taco Tuesday and Throwback Thursday
The concepts of Taco Tuesday and Throwback Thursday make me simultaneously hungry and nostalgic.
Read MoreNew Letters of Recommendation
In this era of “likes,” “shares” and excessive customer surveys, I’m surprised that lovers splitting up or nations no longer at war don’t turn around and ask each other for letters of recommendation.
Read MoreEarth Day: Frisbees, Birkenstocks and Zero Action On Climate Change
Etiquette suggestion: If you’re planning to attend any festivities today or tonight in commemoration of Earth Day, try to refrain from spraying your hair or underarms in advance. This is the one 24-hour period for which you’ve been saving that tube of VO5 and travel-kit roll-on deodorant since Earth Day began in 1970.
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