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Hear Ye Hear Ye; Happy 80th birthday mom!
My mom celebrated 80 years this weekend. She was presented her gift with this monologue by her grandson in town crier fashion. Of course, he was garbed in clothing from the era because that’s how we do it. His acting skills were Oscar’ eske… his accent, however, left alot to be desired: Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye! A proclamation regarding … Read more
The Manifesto, 2013
I do not wish to present an elongated commentary on Dorner’s manifesto at this time. I’m simply sharing a current event taking place in California right now and it speaks for itself. In my previous post Nigga Please!, I explained the same initial reactions to the N-word as he. We decided to deal with it ultimately in completely … Read more
My New Instagram ! #IG
As an extension of my blog, and with no clear direction defining where this is headed, I’ve opened a new Instagram account. My profile name is ren_man because every other variation of the name was already taken. I’ve come to the sad conclusion that there are more than 3 renaissance men out there, but I find solace … Read more
Waxed with Reminisce; the box
It was just a box. A random box obscurely located in an over crowded garage filled with years and years of so much crap paraphernalia it was next to impossible to navigate from one side to another. The scent reminded me of aged, unventilated, wood and earth you’d find in an old basement used exclusively for storage. You know, the … Read more
Merry Christmas from a renaissance man, and his dog Coco !
Our apologies. We still say Merry Christmas instead of Happy Holiday. I wonder if we’d all still take the day off if we were forced into saying Merry Christmas? Signed, Coco
hip local Cafes. there’s no comparison
I’ve always had a penchant for the unconventional as described in my post, 24 hours of Pali-Hotel. It brings to mind my clubbing days. The trendy Los Angeles night scene never appealed to me, well, maybe, not until after I broadened my horizons. It didn’t matter whether celebrities or hot bands were in attendance because it … Read more
2012 in review: the year I started #blogging
I sincerely thank YOU for taking YOUR time to read my #blog. I’m honored that you portioned your time to visit me given how busy our lives can be with family, work and multiple sources of social media, etc. I started blogging in August 2012 and through this medium I’ve rekindled my passion for the arts, photography and … Read more
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