Down & Out

"It's an honor to have a mission like this; but we have a problem. Someone talked about it."-Traitor (2008 Film)Twenty-five years ago today:April 22, 1985MondayThe sunlight crept into my bedroom before the alarm clock rang. I just turned over but I managed to get up somehow.Dale kept prying for more information about what had happened last Saturday with my outing with Steffanie. I had already told him the truth. It was fun and nothing intimate...

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"Steamed" and "Stuffed"

Art is "magic without power," the point being that money is power and dangerous whereas art does no harm, is magic, but hasn't the power to destroy that money does.-May Sarton"At Eighty-Two", a JournalTwenty-five years ago today:April 21, 1985SundayI called mom and made a deal with her. I’d supply dessert if she made breakfast (since Steff gave me the remainder of the lemon meringue pie to take home). Dale called me at my mom’s just before I was...

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Breathless

"All I needed was some place to dance and somebody to love me."-Tap (1989 Film)Twenty-five years ago today:April 20, 1985SaturdayAt 8:30AM I received a surprise phone call from Elisa Brown. We set up a spur of the moment meeting at Alameda Joe’s in the Mel’s Bowling Alley for breakfast. It will be fun to see her and her daughter, Stephanie. It’s been over a year since I have seen them.While I was getting ready for my breakfast outing Steffanya...

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Warm Fuzzies

"We're all subject to our moods, our little depressions now and then."-James Kirkwood"Good Times Bad Times", a novelTwenty-five years ago todayApril 19, 1985-------------------------------------------------------------------A card/letter from Steffanya dated “1985”:Dear Mike,Go ahead and laugh at me, but this card reminded me of Paloma and you. Don’t be upset with me please. It’s just that even though I’m divorced I still believe marriages are...

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Things Have Changed

"What's the matter? A cloud just passed before your face."-Miss Potter (2006 Film)Twenty-five years ago today:April 18, 1985ThursdayI wrote a letter to Paloma, laying my ground rules to our marriage. I also wrote to Bobbie Renbarger, telling her about my roommate, Marty and my possible marriage to Paloma.Thinking it over…things have changed. The three factors that made me change my mind to instruct Dale to call the bank to stop payment on the...

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The G-Spot

I found out when you learn something, if you absorb every little bit of information given to you each day from the very beginning on a certain subject, it becomes easy.-James Kirkwood"Good Times Bad Times", a novelWhat is the G-Spot?No, it is not the Giorgio-Armani Spot, it's the Grafenberg Spot.In the 50s of last century, the gynecologist Ernest Gräfenberg described the particular reactions from the area in an article published in the International...

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It Takes Two

"You have opened doors for me that might have remained forever closed, and for that I can only give you the small tribute of my love."That line showed that those years were not unremembered, that he was different for having known me, and what more can I ask, knowing that he remembers?-Nial Kent"The Divided Path"Twenty-five years ago today:April 16, 1985TuesdayI drove all the way in to San Francisco today. There was no carpool pick-up by Dale like...

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Tough Life: Take A Break

"Everyone deserves a chance."-Steig Larsson"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"Twenty-five years ago today:April 15, 1985MondayTax Day! And my first day back to work with my new whiskers n’ all…I told Dale that I had shaved (fooled him). It’ll be fun hearing the reactions at work today about my in-the-process growth of my facial hair. Steff and Tabitha liked it.Steff said, “You should continue to let it grow.” I believe Steff referred to it as “Farushka”.At...

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The Predicament

What have I been dreaming about during these long empty mornings if not about being free someday from this meaningless grind, this deadly race against time?-Stefan Zweig"The Post-Office Girl"Twenty-five years ago today:April 14, 1985SundayI awoke this morning with the realization that Marty Louie, my roommate, did not come home last night. It’s no “biggee”.I made my bed and put in a load of clothes in the washing machine. I prepared myself for...

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No Commitment

Perhaps kindness was becoming a habit with them all.-Morag Joss"Half Broken Things"Twenty-five years ago today:April 13, 1985SaturdayI woke up extra early, so I thought I’d get a head start. I started the engine and drove to Pittsburg, CA where Dale lives. We would tune-up my car. When I arrived at about 8:45AM no one answered the doorbell. I decided to go to a nearby shopping center to call Dale from a telephone booth. “Oh, come back, I will...

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Inner Feelings

You have been away too long.To see you is to be home.-Bette Bao Lord"Spring Moon"I will be visiting the Musee Edith Piaf in Paris this month. And so, I dedicate today's BLOG with Edith, singing 'L'Hymne à l'amour'.Watch it!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gTGmbA40ZQ&feature=relatedTwenty-five years ago today:April 12, 1985FridayLast night Dale told me he may not go in to work on Friday for ‘personal reasons’. His ‘personal reasons’ implied the...

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A Frustrating Journey

"When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure."–Peter MarshallTwenty-five years ago today:April 11, 1985ThursdayI was able to ‘sleep in’ again this morning. When I woke up I headed for the gym. I saw ‘Mr. Bob’. He glanced over but we made no comments to one another. After my workout I headed for Mom’s house with my convertible top down (of course). The cool...

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'Click-Clack'

"The laws of science don't apply to matters of the heart."-KYLE-XY, Season IIIEpisode 7, 'Chemistry 101'Twenty-five years ago today:April 10, 1985WednesdayI woke up early this morning thanks to Steff’s early telephone call. “I’m having lunch with Jean-Pierre tomorrow!”“Oh yeah?”“Yes, and I plan on showing him all of the pictures you sent me. You must grow your moustache back.”“Well, I’m letting all of my whiskers grow right now.”I went to visit...

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Shenanigans

"There's no folks like home folks."-The Edge of Love (2008 Film)Shenanigan (definition-noun): reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in othersTwenty-five years ago today:April 9, 1985TuesdayThis morning I drove Jim Koran to the Oakland Airport. We bid our farewells. Once again he gave me a kiss goodbye.I went to the gym thereafter. Bob, the teaser, was there. He greeted me and ‘eyed-me’ the way he does. I decided...

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