Category Archives: nostalgia
Two more reminders of aging: So and Suits
I had two rude reminders of how time is whizzing by here in my 40′s. First, I randomly put Peter Gabriel’s So on my kid’s CD player while we played a card game together. He really loved it and did … Continue reading
Bye bye D and The Dirtbombs
After a week of teaching in Detroit, I am on my way back home. I hadn’t been back to D in about 15 or 16 years I believe. I remember loads of rain but no burned out buildings. This time … Continue reading
Miami memories
It was inevitable. The flood of memories into my psyche at the halfway point in my return trip to Miami was just a matter of time. It made me think about whether one can ever really go back home. At … Continue reading
Just missed the boat…and memories of fishing in Miami
Off to a well-needed vacation with kid #1 and wife tomorrow. As previously mentioned, I may or may not be able to continue posting from Villars-sur-Ollons. Rest assured however, faithful reader, that you will get a full review of this … Continue reading
ZZ Top, or surfing on the void
I suppose that I am still on my nostalgic music binge because I found myself listening to the ZZ Top discography in the car two weeks ago. As fond as my memories of that band are, it seems that with … Continue reading
LUMS, Red&Bird and other Miami oddities
I grew up in unincorporated Dade County. That basically means on the wrong side of Red Road (not in the classy Coral Gables). It was a very interesting neighborhood at the time. There was, of course, the rich Gables with … Continue reading
