Dad cred.

 Showing my son Pulp Fiction was a triumph in Dad cred. He loved learning where all his fave memes came from. Tenacious D notsomuch. I thought it would kill but some of it didn't age well. The pick of destiny is one of my favorites but the main thing the characters are afraid of is gay sex (with the devil).

A lot of my fave movies don't work because they come from a meaner time. We were watching another title i thought he would like and i was amazed he wasn't laughing. "What's funny about those mentally disabled people having a hard time living and communicating Dad? They need some back-up, some meaningful support."

WOW! That was some impressive empathy I must never have had. "Well son, Y'see one is dumb...and the other is Dumber.

Open Mic shifted to karaoke after the acts were done.

That was a great pivot. Because this venue shifted gears so quickly more people got to do stuff.

open mic here every 2 weeks!

 

eyesighted

 YES! I thought i needed thicker glasses. My eyesight was deteriorating quickly. I was worried. But oddly it was only effecting me while looking at my laptop. Then I found that the zoom on my screen was set at 80%. BOOYA! Vision restored...Take that LASIK!

Grease Monkey!

I was loading up our gear when i was approached by a monkey...a grease monkey. A friendly fellow in mechanics drag. He said "Sorry to bother you Mr. Clown (I love when they don't know who i am but they do know what I am.

"My wife is the manager of this gas station. She's working so hard. Can I give you $5 for a balloon rose? "

I got to say my favorite phrase..."I don't want your money. I would be happy to make you a flower for your person. "At least take a dollar." No thanks. I want that even less.

I never want a dollar for an awesome balloon. His balloon was already paid for.

So often people overpay us and say "Use the extra to make someone's day" This is what they pay forward for. I'm happy to do it.

His happy wife is pay enough for me. I made a meter long red rose and he walked off smiling ear to ear. After he was gone i began to regret not taking the dollar. I have to take the bus a lot and correct change is a value I forgot about.

Then i looked in my hand. I did take his dollar. I guess I'm altruistic in focus but still totally a carnie.

Any-hoo, making his day made my day. :) Right on Grease Monkey!

new open mic

 

My fave landmark is still around kind of.

 I thought it was a memory but it's still there. Some folks know I have been a massive fan of a peculiar Portland landmark. A legend in my own mind. It is the spilled Ice cream Sunday in my favorite Mexican restaurant. I first noticed it in 2017, photographed it in 2018 and 2019. Checked on it in 2020 it was there. I first saw it when it was fresh and I followed it's journey of inertia as it slowly spread and dried out. Over the years it lost it's bling but still it persisted. I checked in on it a lot The best part is that this place doesn't sell ice cream. That's why 

I love this survivor. Anyways, I checked in today to find it's lithified remains entombed under a layer of paint. Yes. This spill was so cool they painted over it. I had all 2017 to take it's picture but I had no idea it would last so long. It used to have amazing accessories. A cup, straw, spork, sprinkles and chocolate. The cherry stuck around at least 6 months. Wish i had a shot of it in it's original glory.

today

2019/20

2018

Gave my son a task.

Disassemble a laptop and pull the drive. cheap laptops fizz out a lot so i have had him do this a lot. Olive told me he had no time for my task since he had homework. 

OK so i put the laptop under the couch. We went to go do clown gigs way out in the country. 

On the way home hours later amblin on the country roads. I gots to thinking. 1. My laptop is on the table.2. our kid is better at homework than ever. 3.my laptop looks identical to the one I asked him to break down. 

Oh crap. My laptop could be over. Some stuff we give to Free Geek, other stuff we save for our mad scientist friends or whatever else. Thing is, when my boy breaks electronics down it's not in a few parts. He makes it look like a new Lego laptop set. 

Atomized. 

I was sweating the rest of the ride home. I'm VERY glad to be typing this now instead of yelling it at a pile of parts.