The Spot in Carpenteria, CA is a great little, well, um, spot. It’s about a block away from the ocean and has excellent burgers, fries and onion rings. Damn, I have to rate it very high on all three and probably give it the august Jesse Award for the best burger on the Central Coast. …
We hosted Victoria’s 14th birthday today and had a house full of family and fun. We barbequed carne asada and hot dogs that we ate with plenty of chile (red and green) and tortillas. All the aunts brought salads and drinks so we had quite a feast going on. At one point I counted twenty …
Since today is 7/11 and free Slurpee day it reminded me of my first experience with blatant racism. My cousin Jonathan and I lived on the same street growing up as kids. Only I lived down next to the freeway while he lived north, at the base of the mountains. Home prices and household incomes …
