Dirt Mall

These photos are from a mall that I pass every day on my way to and from work. I always thought that the tile design looked interesting. The store with the tile started out as a Sanger Harris, then it was a Foley's, then it was Macy's, now it's closed. I know it's not the Taj Mahal or anything, but it's a lot more interesting than the cookie cutter stuff you see built nowadays. It kind of has that tacky/cool early '70s thing going on.

I also really like the textured look of this Sears store. It just doesn't look like anything you see built these days.

A bit of trivia: For my 10th birthday one of my friends parents planned to take us to Six Flags as my birthday gift. As we were driving there a nasty thunderstorm came along, and it started hailing (I think they were about golfball-sized). We pulled off the freeway, got out of the car, and took refuge under this Sears overhang. I was scared shitless. And we never did make it to Six Flags.

I Live to Give

I’ve gotten a lot of hits this week from people searching for the answers to life’s great questions. I hate to leave people going away empty-handed, so I’ll provide some answers.

To the person who searched for “Random Breakfast Facts”:

Random breakfast fact #1: Breakfast starts with a “B”.

Since I’m feeling generous I’ll offer another one:

Random breakfast fact #2: Breakfast is traditionally the first meal of the day.

To the person who searched for “What I Ate For Breakfast”:

If you are having short term memory problems you might want to try writing down what you ate for breakfast on a piece of paper immediately after eating. Then put the piece of paper in your pocket so you can refer to it later.

To the person who searched for “if she says she's busy is she playing hard to get”:

The answer is no. She thinks you’re a disgusting toad. Move on.

A to Z, Da Return

Tish tagged me for this A to Z meme. I actually already did this one a few months ago, but I’ll do it again. Let’s see if I get the same results.

A-Attached or Single? Do you really even need to ask at this point?
B-Best Friend: Mary
C-Cake or Pie: Cake. No pesky crust to deal with.
D-Drink of Choice: Water
E-Essential Item: House key
F-Favorite Color: Green
G-Gummi Bears or Worms? Definitely bears. It’s more fun to bite their heads off.
H-Hometown: Richardson, TX
I-Indulgence: Good coffee
J-January or February: January. More days off.
K-Kids: Nope
L-Life is incomplete without: Food
M-Marriage Date: Not applicable
N-Number of Siblings: 1
O-Oranges or Apples? Oranges. I’m all about the citrus.
P-Phobias/Fears: public speaking, stepping in dog doo without shoes or socks on.
Q-Favorite Quote: “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” – Ben Franklin. Seems very applicable these days to a certain leader…
R-Reasons to smile: Inter-semester break
S-Season: Fall, because that’s when it starts cooling off around here after the heat furnace summers.
T-Tag Three: Barbara, Amy, Bekka
U-Unknown Fact About Me: I wear one contact lens
V – This thing was missing “V” when I got it. Last time it was vegetable you hate, so this time I’ll do vegetable you love: okra
W-Worst Habit: Staying up too late
X-X-rays or Ultrasounds? Wha? I don’t think I’ve ever had any procedure that involves ultrasound, so I’ll go with X-ray by default.
Y-Your Favorite Foods: Enchiladas, burritos, shrimp, scallops. Scallop burrito anyone?
Z-Zodiac: Aries

Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em

I have been asked to point out that in association with LeVar Burton's birthday, which was a couple of days ago, that you remember not Kunta Kinte, not Geordi LaForge, but an Orb video. Apparently Mr. Burton is is the person at the beginning of the video asking "What were the skies like when you were young?" The audio came from a clip of the Reading Rainbow show on which Rickie Lee Jones appeared. Got all that? Turn it up, and enjoy*.



We have a veritable birthday smorgasbord today, brought to you by Phillies Blunts.

• Matt Dillon
• Helen Gurley Brown
• Dr. Dre
• Milos Forman
• John Hughes
• George Kennedy
• Toni Morrison
• Juice Newton
• Yoko Ono
• Molly Ringwald
• Greta Scacchi
• Cybill Shepherd
• John Travolta
• Vanna White
  

* Credit for this post goes to Holli.