Recently trucked on down to St. Petersburg Florida for Labor Day, after which my son embarked on his senior year. Dinner one night, a Rays game the next. For the senior year kick-off dinner out, Jude recommended a great vegan place in Gulfport called “Golden Dinosaurs” and met me there after a day at the beachContinueContinue reading “Golden Dinosaurs”
Category Archives: place
Of the Earth
At the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois, getting some “face time.” Get it? Nice outdoor sculpture exhibit called “Of the Earth” going on, with works by Polish American artist Olga Ziemska, using reclaimed materials from the Arboretum. I have to say the Arboretum is one of my two happy places, the other being Radnor LakeContinueContinue reading “Of the Earth”
Pushing Triple Digits – New Poem
“Pushing Triple Digits” Part I Hot dogs and SchlitzA shot of whiskey to wash it downA stool at the counter, the words, the cookThe customer, the couple in the corner. ListeningReading heartthrob magazines, looking for the scenesThe traffic in the street, the beat, and the heatSoaking through his shirt on the fourth of JulyFogging upContinueContinue reading “Pushing Triple Digits – New Poem”
Just Mercy
The Equal Justice Initiative was founded in 1989 by Bryan Stevenson, a public interest lawyer and author of “Just Mercy.” EJI is a nonprofit that provides legal representation to folks illegally convicted, unfairly sentenced and/or abused in prison. EJI is anti-death penalty and helps with re-rentry assistance. EJI also runs the Legacy Museum and theContinueContinue reading “Just Mercy”
Scott and Zelda
Random thoughts. I’ve been fortunate to schlep all over the states and a lot of Europe, through gigging and general rambling, but recently I realized I’d never made it to Montgomery. Alabama. I know it’s not Rio or the French Riveria, but it is only four hours down the road and its history always intriguedContinueContinue reading “Scott and Zelda”
Doug Hoekstra 