I would like to post one of these signs on every intersection in our little town. Pedestrians have a million opportunities to entertain motorists, and they should take advantage of them all!
The guy here is the real-life Eddie Huang, who wrote the memoir of his family's life in Orlando called "Fresh Off The Boat." Constance Wu, who can give you a look that would turn boiling water into ice, played the mom and demonstrates her smile here. We loved her in this show and in the movie "Crazy Rich Asians." Eddie became a restaurateur and author.
You could have sold these for a million bucks apiece last week at Burning Man.
Th recent tropical storms down South had one good effect - thousands of flamingoes were carried aloft by the winds, and, like the Huangs, settled in Florida.
Hank Williams had a great song called "
Settin' The Woods On Fire" which was not an invitation to commit arson, but, rather, an invitation to go honky-tonkin', even though his "tires and tubes are doing fine, but the air is showin' through."
Before spray air fresheners, people made pomanders to achieve the goal of having a room that smells like oranges, cloves, and star anise.
Am I crazy, or does this look like that kid from the South Park cartoon?
I like to spend time thinking about the history of items, like when I pass an auto junkyard I like to picture an entire family piling into that red Chevy Biscayne for a family picnic, or whoever sat for years and years on this stool in this abandoned factory. Believe me, I can tell you some stories, all freshly made up!
The John D. Rockefeller, Jr. family spent over $100 million of their fortune to acquire the aging dusty town of Williamsburg, Virginia, and restore it to how it was in the 18th Century, when it was Virginia's colonial capital. JD himself, father of David Rockefeller, sent this 1926 telegram, authorizing the purchase of "an antique" (code for the entire town!) which was made to keep the plans secret for as long as possible. Thanks to the generosity of the Rockefellers, we have the treasure of Colonial Williamsburg to enjoy forever.
This smiling rural youth grew to have a happy life, a lengthy marriage, and a delightful time in retirement, from which vantage point he writes a daily blog and shares pictures of the days when a boy and his shed raised corn and havoc on Providence Rd.
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