Siftings
Sep
08
Friday Countdown - Destinations
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Aug
21
Purpose, Built
“Gene, right?” In the dream, Jack Sullivan is nine and asking if I’m Gene. “No. Craig”, I reply. It’s 3:48 AM, and the internal alarm clock goes off right after my reply. The dream was something about the night mom’s cancer had eaten through her skin and dad woke me to take her to the...
Aug
18
Friday Countdown - Saturday Hopes
Seaside hosts both the Concorso Italiano and Concours d'LeMons tomorrow. Three cars I hope to see:
#3 - Pontiac Can Am
#2 - Pinto Cruising Wagon (hopefully blue)
#1 - Lancia Stratos (any color will do)
update: Win !
Aug
04
Friday Countdown - TP & HB’s
As the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 40th anniversary tour is heading this way, here’s the top half of the (studio) discography.
#8 - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
#7 - Echo
#6 - Southern Accents
#5 - Hard Promises
#4 - Wildflowers
#3 - Full Moon Fever
#2 - You’re...
Jul
22
Settled
The woman in 11C is crying. Monday night, American Airlines flight 1393 is behind schedule, somewhere over the Sierra Nevadas. She’s been watching the movie Lion, and it’s the flush out the tear-ducts scene. I’m in 12B, trying to feel anything but disconnected from family as I hurtle westward...
Jul
21
Friday Countdown - MLB Caps
Ubiquitous, utilitarian and authentically American, baseball caps are the most obvious window to your soul. They are a fashion statement, class symbol, birthplace identifier and mood ring, all in one. Doubt their power at your own peril. See, as one example, the current state of affairs. Last...
Jul
14
Craig’s Friday Countdown - Obstacles
Obstacles navigated during or challenges related to a Wisconsin northwoods Jeep Jamboree, ranked from easiest to most difficult.
10. Mud
9. Incline
8. Big rocks
7.5. Boulder-sized rocks
7.25 Muddy incline with rocks, tree stumps and a general over abundance of...
Jul
11
Your Tick Remover Or Your Life
Something bad has happened. I can tell, because there’s a newspaper clipping on the driveway, under a rock, next to the Jeep. The Fortress of Solitude landlord has deposited another dispatch from the intersection of life and pathos for me to read. To be clear, he’s a very nice guy. Retired...
Jul
07
Craig’s Friday Countdown - Condiments
Condiments
33. Cheese Sauce (with e. coli)
32. Cheese Sauce (without e. coli)
31. Off-brand ketchup packets
30. Guacamole
29. Tahini
28. Wasabi
27. Mayonnaise
26. Getting Hit By A Bus
25. Ranch
24. Soy Sauce
23. Plum Sauce
22. ...
Jul
03
Pretty Deadly
All that stands between me and my life’s dream is a few mills of plastic. It’s an off-brand ketchup packet, and it’s going to stay an off-brand until they figure out how to include that little cut which starts the tear in their packet bid specs. This may set the record (to date) for the earliest...
