Author Archives: d4vid

Dialogue

Exhausted and sick, I finally arrived in Boise, ID after three days of driving.  I checked in to the Holiday Inn and walked across the parking lot to Applebee’s.  While eating, an elderly couple was seated at the booth across … Continue reading

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Snowball

Spotted this Rick & Morty mural off 3rd St. in San Francisco.  “You shall now call me Snowball, because my fur is pretty and white.”

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Specific

My plan was to drive up to Idaho for the solar eclipse, but I was fighting a horrible, rib-rattling chest cold.  I know you’re not supposed to do this, but I looked through my medicine cabinet to see if I … Continue reading

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Pounce

My brother, sister-in-law, and niece gave me this Lego Wolverine for Christmas.  I’ve placed him on the door jamb, ready to pounce!

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Matchbox

As very little boys, my brother & I were obsessed with Matchbox cars.  For Christmas one year, my mother made us this giant 6 foot felt map of Hollywood for us to drive our cars around on.  It contains all … Continue reading

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Luxo

I drove up to the Bay for 4th of July.  A couple days later, I got together for dinner with some ex-DWA friends.  My dear friend Robyn took us on an afterwork tour of the Pixar campus.

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Gateway

St. Louis.  Gateway to the West.  The arch was one of the last outstanding squares on my American landmark bingo card. Lewis and Clark left for their expedition from right under the Arch.  True story.I feel like this bike rake … Continue reading

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Native

I wondered why Jennifer Lawrence’s face was plastered on the side of a building.  And then I wondered why Louisville, KY of all places was having a Hunger Games exhibition at the Kentucky history museum.  I slowly remembered that Lawrence … Continue reading

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Attention

Not far down the street from Camp Washington Chili is the American Sign Museum.The parking lot was a veritable graveyard of signage.I kept thinking of Lisa Simpson & Paul Anka’s “Just don’t look, just don’t look…” jingle.The entrance was clearly … Continue reading

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Chili

Apparently everyone knew this except me, but chili is a huge deal in Cincinnati.  It was late and I was exhausted from driving all the way from Chicago, but apparently I committed a faux pas at Camp Washington Chili by … Continue reading

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Cincinnatus

I have loved the city of Cincinnati ever since I learned about it was named for Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus who lived during the Roman Republic.  The story goes that Cincinnatus was plowing in his field when his fellow citizens called on him … Continue reading

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Fontana IV

“Baby, if you’ve ever wondered Wondered whatever became of me I’m living on the air in Cincinnati, Cincinnati, WKRP” “WKRP in Cincinatti” is probably the earliest sitcom I remember watching and I still know the lyrics to the theme song … Continue reading

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Creation

I visited the Creation Museum in Petersburg, KY.  I think the pictures speak for themselves. Okay, this exhibit actually did speak for itself.  An audio-animatronic Noah would answer a series of preset questions which could be selected from a touchscreen.  … Continue reading

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Skyline

I was out in Chicago helping my friend Stephanie settle in to her new home.  We went on a Chicago architectural river cruise and timed it perfectly for sunset.

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Craftsman

One of the things my mother gave me was her love of Arts & Crafts design.  (One of our last outings when she was still semi-lucid was to the Gamble House.  And our last outing to anywhere but the Olive … Continue reading

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