0731 caesar's

Jim Y and I were leaving The Loft in Cerritos, when we spotted “Caesar’s Mongolian B-B-Q”. Somehow, “Caesar’s” and “Mongolian B-B-Q” don’t seem compatible. What do you think?

0728 ok discount

I passed by a store called “OK Discount”. I guess it’s not a great discount or a good discount, but an OK discount. LOL

0720 haircut

I went to get my hair cut today. The sides weren’t short enough the last time, so I kept an eye out for a picture to use as an example. I found one. It was a picture of Anderson Cooper with graphics promoting his “AC360” show on CNN.

I showed it to my barber and asked if he could cut it that short. He said he could and started trimming.

While he was combing and cutting, he mentioned that Cooper probably goes to a salon and pays $100 for his haircut, and then deducts it as a business expense. I told him that I couldn’t deduct it, so to just give me the $10 version.

He stopped and said, “Well, in that case, we’re done!” After a few seconds, he resumed his combing and cutting. He said that he was just kidding, but the look on my face made it worthwhile.

I can imagine the look on my face. At the moment he stopped, my hair ... well, let’s just say that Hitler had a better haircut.

0718 avoiding a difficult explanation

After pizza, we made a quick stop at Paleteria La Mexicana, for something cool. It’s a small store with three freezer cases that have glass doors on the top that slide. They had two different types: an “Otter-Pop” tube and a “Popsicle” bar with a wooden stick in one end. Both were wrapped in plastic.

I went with the tube and chose coconut. My friend, Ching, got a tube also (I think hers was watermelon) and asked the guy on the other side of the cases about how to open them. He said to just bite it and it would open up without any problem. We paid and left with our goodies.

In the car, we wiped our tubes with antibacterial wipes. Mine was starting to soften, so I picked an end and bit into it. What do you know? He was right! The end just opened up easily. Unfortunately, it was the opposite end and the “stuff” spilled into my lap.

It was a little disturbing because it was a thick milky-white liquid.

0718 dean's pizza

Ching picked me up in the early afternoon and we headed over to Dean’s Pizza for something to munch on. It’s located at the southwest corner of Redondo and 10th in Long Beach. If you’re not looking for it, you’ll miss it.

She had heard about it from friends (she’s a Yelp Elite; long story) because they have a great Thai Curry Pizza. We ordered one to share and it was great. Until now, I’d never had a pizza with tofu on top. Great choice!

0716 85C

My brother-in-law’s sister stopped by on her way home. She picked up some pastries from 85C in Irvine. There was a feature about it in Thursday’s Times. It’s a Taiwanese bakery on Alton Parkway, just a few blocks from where she works.

The name of the bakery comes from the “perfect temperature to serve coffee.” 85 centigrade! Yes, they serve coffee there.

We were sitting in the front room. I was facing Lori, and the driveway was to my left. I thought I detected motion out of the corner of my left eye. But when I looked to the left, there was nothing there. I found out several minutes later that it was my cousin, Patty, and her daughter, coming over for a dip in the pool.

0714 compression stocking

After Bible study, Mike F and I stopped by Abrams & Clark, to pick up a compression stocking that my podiatrist recommended. I put it on when I returned home. It looks like I’m wearing women’s hose. After a few failed attempts to pull it on like a sock, I read the enclosed directions and then it went on the first time. Very effective at compression.

But now I’m afraid that my podiatrist will tell me it will work better if I shaved the leg.

0711 toy story 3 question

My sister came by today and brought two of her kids with her. My nephew is only 7, but he had an “important” question about “Toy Story 3”.

There is a scene where the characters are on a conveyor belt, heading for a grinder. Suddenly, the slinky-dog is pulled up to a magnet, which removes metal from the rest of the garbage. Each of the characters grabs onto something metallic and are also pulled up. This act carries them above the grinder. On the other side, they let go and land on the conveyor belt.

My nephew’s question is ... how did the slinky-dog get down?

I didn’t have an answer for him. If you saw the movie, do you?

0710 dinner and a movie

Tennis Connection had a “Dinner & Movie” event at the Del Amo Center Promenade. I was able to arrange transportation with Gary K, and we met the others for dinner at BJ’s Brewery.

Larry L was one of the organizers and got our tickets during the dinner. I had the Barbecue Chicken Chopped Salad. It was very good.

A large part of the group (me included) went to see “Toy Story 3”, from Pixar. It was very good.

Afterwards, we stopped by Jerry’s Deli for coffee and pastries. I split a pastry with Leslie.

0703 wimbledon

Serena Williams won the women’s singles championship at Wimbledon today. The awards presentation immediately followed the final match and Serena was given the customary platter that symbolized the title. My father commented that it would have been more impressive if there were a rack of ribs on it. LOL