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Monday - "The second day..." in Greek

A man walks out to the street and catches a taxi just going by.  He gets in and the cabbie says, "Perfect timing.  You're just like Frank."

Passenger: "Who?"

Cabbie: "Frank Feldman. He's a guy who did everything right all the time.  Like my coming along when you needed a cab, things happened like that to Frank Feldman every single time."

Passenger: "There are always a few clouds over everybody."

Cabbie: "Not Frank Feldman.  He was a terrific athlete.  He could have won the grand slam at tennis. He could golf with the pros.  He sang like an opera baritone and danced like a Broadway star and you should have heard him play the piano.  He was an amazing guy."

Passenger: "Sounds like he was something really special."

Cabbie: "There's more ... He had a memory like a computer.  He remembered everybody's birthday. He knew all about wine, which foods to order and which fork to eat them with.  He could fix anything.  Not like me.  I change a fuse, and the whole street blacks out.  But Frank Feldman, he could do everything right."

Passenger: "Wow, some guy then."

Cabbie: "He always knew the quickest way to go in traffic and avoid traffic jams.  Not like me, I always seem to get stuck in them..  But Frank, he never made a mistake, and he really knew how to treat a woman and make her feel good.  He would never answer her back even if she was in the wrong; and his clothing was always immaculate, shoes highly polished too.  He was the perfect man! He never made a mistake.  No one could ever measure up to Frank Feldman."

Passenger: "An amazing fellow. How did you meet him?"

Cabbie: "Well, I have never actually met Frank....  He died ... I'm just married to his f@cking widow!...."

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Read the wall...

No limos in San Francisco

Went to The Nugget in Goleta for lunch on Friday.  The place was nice inside, especially since the reopened the windows all around.  The menu is much larger than the one online for Summerland.  Mike had a burger which he said was good.  Pete and I had pulled pork sandwiches.  They were also very tasty, but a bit short on filling.  The fries were exceptional.  Unfortunately, the iced tea was very weak and the waitress commented that that was the way they made it.


I remembered that when I was much younger, that building began as Pizza-Time Theater.  The pizza was average, but the old time movies (like Keystone Kops and Chaplin) kept running all day.  They eventually went out of business and Arby's moved in.  That was a mistake from inception. 


The Nugget is probably the best use of the building since it was built.  Still, a bit $$$ for lunch in Goleta.