In The Shop Again

Well, I have a new unofficial second job. For the past few weeks, I've been helping my good friend Tom build sets for Theater J on my days off. I'm so thrilled to be doing something theater related again. It's been a couple of years since I've had anything to do with the behind the scenes of theater. Eh. . . get it. . . behind the "scenes". . . theaters perform plays and musicals that have scenes. . . funny, eh. . . eh. . . eh. . . oh, anyway. I used to build sets with Tom at the West End until I took a day job. You know, benefits and all that good stuff. Well, the original "Set Shop Boys" are back together again. I did mention to Tom this past week that I don't get nearly as fatigued building sets now as I did ten years ago at the West End. I think it's because in those days, we used what I like to call "semi-primitive" tools. When we made platforms and such, we had to stand bent over and drive nails with hammers. By the end of the day, I would feel it in my back and hands and arms. In Tom's current shop, we get to use pneumatic tools. Now I can drive nails with the squeeze of a trigger. I love it.
Now, if only we could get some air conditioning in the shop.

Summer Quiz

Here's a little treat to cool you down on a fine Summer day. It's the

Frozen Treats ID quiz.

I got what I consider to be a very respectable 13 correct.

There's A Moon Out Tonight

Oops! I missed it again. The annual "Mooning Of Amtrak". And this was the 30th anniversary of it. "What do you mean, Antonio?", you're probably asking yourself. Well, in July (on the 11th this year), in Laguna Niguel, California, a bunch of people come far and wide to moon all the trains that run on the tracks next to the Mugs Away Saloon.

It's such a well known event that the trains that go through that day actually slow down so that passengers can get a good look. So as not to offend some, the train conductors actually make announcements on the train warning passengers about which side the mooning happens.

You know, if I ever own a house with a basement, I'd love to take up model railroading. Wouldn't it be great if I actually made little bent over people with their backsides facing the train and their pants down?

Childhood Memories

We had an interesting and fun conversation at work yesterday about certain foods we don't like to eat because of their textures. Ryan and Dena mentioned how they don't like the texture of coconut. I mentioned that I don't like tapioca. I also mentioned that, because of the texture, it was years before I tried clams. For some reason everyone laughed at me for saying that. . .

Anyway, somehow the conversation ended up on pigs feet, which I have never liked and never wanted to eat. Why you ask? Well, I remember as a kid thinking how, when I would see pigs feet in a store, it looked like "white people feet".






I guess I felt I was justified in calling them "white people feet" because. . . , well. . . it was probably my answer to the phrase "n!@@&r toes". BTW, Ryan had never heard of "n!@@&r toes". I thought everyone had heard of them. Am I the only one.

A Quick Rant

Why does the news insist on telling us every time the price of gas goes up. It's depressing. Besides, I can just go down the block and see that the price has gone up. As Tina would say, "Ugh!"

Thank you. Discuss.