There were five 7 year olds at the playground near my house playing some twist on a Star Wars chase sequence. Bereft of x-wing, tie-fighter, or milennium falcon, they hobbled around on foot dipping, dodging, and ducking under any and all interference.
The leader was a real sight. He wore a faded-grey, NYPD short sleeve shirt with blue shorts that had not just side pockets but those pockets that run down the leg like cargo pants except they bunched up on him so he looked like he was wearing a puffy blouse, which wouldn’t be so big a deal except for the plastic lightsaber (more…)
Archive for October, 2008
Can You Tell Which One Doesn’t Fit?
October 10, 2008I Marry Oranges
October 8, 2008
I cut slices of fresh oranges during my morning set-up {for drinks, like the Ramos Gin Fizz, Screwdriver, French 75, Pimm’s Royale). I put out five small glasses. I cut the oranges in half and each half into 5 or 6 slices. Then I put those 2 halves in separate glasses. Then I take another orange, do the same thing and put those slices on top of the ones I just cut. That is the only flesh-on-flesh contact those oranges ever get. Not just bumping into one another in a box, but their innards touching.
I shared that with a customer the other day and she left me five on twenty.
