Arlo gets his hair cut, 1997. I’m sure I have run this little series of comic strips on the web before, but it’s been a long time. A point of trivia: Arlo had his locks shorn right before the family vacation to the beach, where they discover young Mary Lou in a family way. I have very fine (as in “thin”) uninteresting hair. As a younger man, I wished for a thick mane of hair like the tennis pro Bjorn Borg. From my current perspective, I am grateful to have hair at all.
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Oh, no. Now Ghost has caught it from Jackie.
Nope, my computer didn’t “go full HAL” and double post my above entry. This site has been hanging up badly this morning.
What, you don’t think an inanimate object can take a vindicative attitude toward someone?
Or have a sense of humor?
No.
Anyone capable of designing a Hal would never have attracted me, unfortunately.
Geeks need love, too. 🙂
Thanks, Lost in A**2; now I see it.
Yes, I agree and some of them turned out way better than the party boys. Unless said party boy inherited family wealth but that still didn’t turn them into good choice.
Unbelievably I went to a SECOND Vietnamese restaurant on 91st Street vs. Last night’s 31st location with almost identical bad menu and even worse food. How is that possible?
I need to maintain a no go list.
My fortune said I have a keen sense of humor and bring out the best on others. Heading home and then to South Louisiana. Survived MRI so celebration in order.
If you go to a Vietnamese restaurant and neither the pho nor the spring rolls are good, it does not deserve to be called a Vietnamese restaurant.
I had carryout stir fry night before last, and the Fortune in the Cookie read “You create excitement around yourself.” Whatever that means.
The really weird thing was the fried hot dogs called lumpia rolls. What the heck?
Both had. Both had horrible pho, bun and summer rolls. Basics. Both had pretty decent reviews and points on Yelp too.
Cajun looking good now.
Both probably are run by the same family. I’ve noticed that type of thing with Chinese restaurants too, especially the buffet type. The menus look like they were all designed and printed by the same person, with the same items on them. to me, that is a warning sign to leave it alone. And that reminds me, anyone traveling through Bessemer on Interstate 59/20, avoid the Carnation Buffet. Unless you have plenty of Imodium or Kaopectate. Consider yourself warned!
“…fried hot dogs called lumpia rolls” reminds me of the awful old joke about the Vietnamese cookbook entitled “101 Ways to Wok a Dog”.
Cajun always looks good to me.
The thing I haven’t figured out about Yelp is how to screen out all the “good” reviews posted by the owner (and friends), and all the “bad” reviews posted by competitors (and friends).
Come over to Franklin, LA this weekend, I am easily found. Look for a ten pound long haired red Adventure Dog. I guarantee good Cajun food and lots of music.
Ghost, look at TripAdvisor on restaurants too. Best guess, if you see several posts that look like duplicates, probably bogus, whether good or bad. Look at the photos the posters put along with the reviews. If it doesn’t look like something or someplace you would want to eat, skip it.
Interesting: Borg = 2 syllables: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rn_Borg . Click on “Listen” in the first line of the Wiki text. Peace,
I don’t think the Swedish Chef pronounces it that way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q8o61kqFvA
Bork! Bork! Bork!
Regarding fortunes in oriental restaurants: My wife and I have made a game out of finding those which are made funny by adding the words “in bed”.
“You create excitement around yourself in bed.” Hum. Sort of implies the bed is crowded, doesn’t it?
Hey, thanks, TR. I like that game!
Re restaurant reviews, I tend to find good places and stick with them as long as the food and service remain good. I’m not the type that needs to dine at a different place every time I eat out. As for new places, I go with recommendations from people I know. I have one friend who is so picky that if he says a place is “OK”, it’s probably a four-star restaurant or close to it.
Don’t know / the rest of the country but, at Aardahl, Calvary, and First Lutheran lutefisk suppers and Sons of Norway cod suppers, the meatballs cannot be used as tennis balls. Some who are repelled by lutefisk come anyway, for the meatballs, rutabaga, etc. No Vietnamese restaurants here, but the pho, etc. that I, kin, and friends have had in The Cities are pretty good. Spent most of three wks down there mid Mar.-mid Apr. there, ate well.
Weather: after 2-3 days of highs in 60s and 70s, when I actually turned the heat off and aired out the house, we’re due some 40s with rain, but back up to warmth in a week. Windy as all get out. If we still had a garden, we’d be putting tomato plants in next month. Used to be June. Night lows still occasionally get below 0 C. Peace,
After 4 days of 60+ F, in my part of Utah we’ve been getting rain, snow, hail, etc. with high winds yesterday and today, with highs in the 40s and lows in the low 30s. We’re supposed to start warming up Sunday, but the nightly lows will stay at or below freezing until Tuesday night. Good thing we haven’t planted anything that will sprout before then.
5. We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.
I have a good sense of humor and bring out the best in others in bed?
The Adventure Dog is racing around our suite in the LA Quinta frantically gnawing his stuffed beaver.
Sand do not dare comment!
sand? You should have warned Ghost.
I may list that under Occupation on my tax return next year…Beaver Stuffer.
A friend asks only for your time not your money in bed.
If you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it in bed.
Enjoy the good luck a companion brings you in bed.
Hey, this is fun!
Not sure this one works out so well, though: You learn from your mistakes…You will learn a lot today in bed.