The story of my life as told through the magazines and newspapers I read and/or subscribed to at the time. Highlights Ranger Rick Dynamite Bananas Baseball Digest Football Digest Starlog Famous Monsters Sports Illustrated Sport Magazine Keyboard Guitar For the Practicing Musician Hit Parader Creem Kerrang Playboy (for the articles…yeah, right) The California Aggie The [...]
Archive for November, 2009
My Periodicals
Posted in Life, Memories on November 30, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Here’s Johnny
Posted in Life on November 24, 2009 | 8 Comments »
You may know him from the posts of this blog as the Italian-American Man-Servant. Or perhaps you know him by the names UJP, Uncle Grump, or even Little Johnny. Emma calls him Papa. I call him Dad. And now everyone in the blogosphere will recognize him as the special guest contributor of this entry. Ladies [...]
Following in My Footsteps
Posted in Emma, Memories on November 19, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Twenty-three years ago during the summer after my junior year, I was invited to represent my beloved Capuchino High School at the annual Boys State conference in Sacramento. Attended by a pair of male delegates from every high school in California, we descended upon the Sac State campus with the express purpose of immersing ourselves [...]
Double You Tea Eff: The Contest
Posted in Allegedly Funny, Ask the Audience on November 17, 2009 | 12 Comments »
Directions: You will be asked to examine a series of photographs. It is your happy task to determine exactly what (tf) is going on in those pictures. The first correct entry in the comments section below will earn a redeemable prize. Special consideration will be given in the form of an equally redeemable prize for [...]
Rules of the Road, N/A
Posted in Accidents, Life on November 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Driving home from the East Bay this past Saturday night, we rolled up to the scene of an accident on Industrial Blvd. in Hayward near the on-ramp to Highway 92. In addition to the crumpled-up car on the side of the road, there were at least two police cruisers blocking the street, lots of flares [...]
Get ‘Em While They’re Hot
Posted in Life on November 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
But then again, judging by the photos I’ve seen, they don’t come any other way. The Always Looking Sexy 2010 Calendars are available now. Click here to purchase copies for you and yours.
A Weighty Matter
Posted in Allegedly Funny, Symptoms on November 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »
One of the first things they tell you (over and over again) when you catch ALS is not to lose any weight. They want you to maintain as much of your poundage as possible because once it’s gone, it’s hard to get back. I must have royally pissed them off when I dropped a quick [...]
Baby Elephant Walk
Posted in Emma on November 3, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Emma @ 19 months, Halloween 2009 . In Words: Transcript of an actual conversation between mother and daughter. Fehmeen: What do we say when we go up to someone’s door on Halloween? Emma: Knock, knock. Fehmeen: That’s right, but what do we say when they answer the door? Emma: Hi! Fehmeen: Ha, ha, good. What [...]
