by rickg | Jan 13, 2014 | Differently
At about 8:30pm tonight, I realized that I hadn’t done my “new thing” for the day. I was at my friend Maureen’s house and she very graciously agreed to allow me to wandering around, looking at things until we finally settled up a game that I...
by rickg | Jan 11, 2014 | Differently
I have lived in Los Angeles for nearly 30 years and I know nothing about the city’s history. Or it least that’s the way it seems after a visit to the Great Wall of LA, a half-mile long mural that depicts the city’s past from prehistoric days through...
by rickg | Jan 10, 2014 | Differently, Drinks
I was a bartender for a while back in the early 1990s. It was at a little bar in The Valley called The Apache that was very popular at that time. The main bar, up at the front of the club, was where the hot bartenders worked; you know, the ones that would go...
by rickg | Jan 9, 2014 | Differently, food
As I have whined about in past posts and endlessly in my day-to-day life, food continues to be a challenge for me. I often don’t feel like eating and when I do it often makes me feel lousy. Nausea and other unpleasantness are frequent companions. The good news...
by rickg | Jan 8, 2014 | Differently
In the more than 16 years I have been writing about Las Vegas, I have seen every single magic trick, ever. The big ones, the small ones, the good ones, the bad ones, the brainy ones, the stupid ones… I’ve seen them all. Or at least it feels like it. I...
Recent Comments