Posts by Vito

I was in an off-again, on-again relationship with a bipolar young woman for approx. eight years. I was 22 years old when we first met; she was a senior in high school, one month before her eighteenth birthday. We became reacquainted...

Loyola Marymount University

Back in the 1940s and 1950s cigarette smoking was often considered a glamorous activity, but in recent years I associate it with the "white trash" lifestyle -- trailer parks, high school dropouts, plumber's butt, Indian...

I'm not picky about potato chips, so long as the freshness date hasn't expired. But back in the 1980s there was a brand called "Columbia River". I think they were sold at Costco here in California. Best potato chips I ever...

A Touch of Death by Charles Williams And two of Lawrence Block's early novels: The Girl With The Long Green Heart and Lucky At Cards

My dad moonlighted as a custodian for a while when I was a little kid. He never complained about it. My older brother worked as an elementary-school janitor for one year while waiting to get hired as a USPS mail carrier. He...

"Thunder Road" by Bruce Springsteen. I wouldn't call it "orgasmic", but it will always be my favorite song.

Quote: Originally Posted by Hellbound This is another thing that I think Chicago does right. Vienna beef on a steamed poppy seed bun, dragged through the garden with tomato, chopped onion, Mustard, lime green relish,...

Go to a relative's or friend's house for a barbecue, drink some beer. Sit on lawnchairs in the yard watching a nearby fireworks show, drink some more beer.