[Marcus Aurelius] “You have proved your valor yet again Maximus. Let us hope for the last time.” [Maximus] “There is no one left to fight sire.” [Marcus Aurelius] “There is always someone left to fight.” Gladiator
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Mandarin Canton Restaurant
Just like those little Viewmaster slides, there’s a inherent magic that’s captured in 3D that you can’t get in drawn animation or in CG. Henry Selick There are things captured in my memory that persist to this day. My first Viewmaster with images of the San Diego Zoo back in the early days. My first […]
Dallas Bbq – New York
Bright neon sign and the promise of bbq brought me here. Place was big and there were a good number of people eating here.
Turntable Chicken Jazz – New York
I felt like I was on a scavenger hunt. I was following my phone to Turntable Chicken Jazz which led me to a nondescript doorway. Inside it was dark and sketchy looking. It appeared I needed to get to the 2nd floor and I was about to take the ancient elevator when some building locals […]
Yelp Elite Month: Flour & Barley – Brick Oven Pizza
There is a sense of age in this place as well as that of modernity.
Wingstop – San Clemente
Wings enable flight Wings help Icarus to burn Wings help fill me up. Orlando Florida was the place I experienced many firsts. First time I visited Disney World. First time I saw the Tiffany Museum. First time I tried fried chicken wings tossed in bbq sauce. I spotted a Buffalo Wild Wings and got […]
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Brown’s BBQ
Wind blows desert sand Windmills spin like old pinwheels Faster and faster. When I was a kid I loved pinwheels. Instead of blowing on my pinwheel I’d ride around the neighborhood on my bike watching the wheel spinning faster and faster. I never went fast enough to get airborne though I tried. When I visit […]
Wood Ranch BBQ – Black & Gold Elite week
Gold shines like the sun Sparkles blinding golden light Cold when day is done. I was excited to get into my first Yelp Gold elite event at Wood Ranch BBQ. You have to be elite for 5 years in a row to get the gold badge.