No Lunch for You

My wife is going out to a fancy lunch in Burlingame with her pals today.  I asked her several times if I could join them, but was met each time with a resounding NO. My thought was that some solid girl talk would distract me from the Idiot King and his soulless minions attempting to wreak havoc on our gubmint, but it was not to be.

I talked to SB1 on inauguration day. He was a freshman at GWU during Obama’s first, and he braved the chilly weather to be there. But now he’s a DC homeowner and he stayed as far away from the sad spectacle as possible.  The only thing that held any possible appeal was catching Billy Ray Cyrus’ set. SB1 and I commiserated on the phone for a while before I went back to my fetal position.

Since I have no plans for lunch beyond the usual boring salad, I felt a post was in order. I got a flyer yesterday from this place, so I thought it’d be a good place for a lunch of the non-boring variety. I used to hit the Korean restaurants on Geary in SF back in the day. I’m not sure if this San Mateo joint will have the table-top grills, but I’m awaiting to the grand opening.

https://www.olhsohouse.com/

Move over sharks.  I’m looking forward to Swordfish Week on the teevee.

You hate to see it, but the Black-Eyed Peas canceled their Vegas residency.  The circumstances were that nobody wants to listen to their shit.  If they can coax Fergie back into fold, they might be able to sell an extra seven or eight tickets per show.

Much to my surprise, I’m currently in the last money spot if my playoff pool.  Everybody took a big hit when Detroit went down. The Wolv and I tried to support each other during this difficult time. I’m going whole hog for the Bills now. I was born in Philly but if it ends up being Buffalo vs. Philly in Super Bowl LIX, I’m still going with Buffalo. I have those two teams taking it this weekend.

It’s Not Your 19th MRI

I’m writing this one long-hand lying on my bed.  Why? Because I’m a lazy bastard. Also, because my right hip went whacko a couple weeks ago, and sitting for long is no picnic. Fortunately, I got in quickly to see my favorite physiatrist, who ordered a back MRI and put me on oral steroids. Yesterday he gave me a shot in the hip, but he thinks the problem is the back nerves, so it looks like I’ll be getting an epidural. Why am I blathering on about this? To garner as much sympathy as possible from my readership.  If you’re feeling particularly verklempt, send cash.

I see that they are moving the Inauguration indoors due to the cold forecast.  They had to do it because Trump’s bronzer cakes up below the freezing point.  Regardless of where they do it, I’ll be in bed in a fetal position, weeping. Musk, Bezos, and Zuckerberg will be there to represent the oligarchy. They’ve all made moves to bend the knee, with Zuck getting rid of DEI and fact checking.

It looks like the Democrats are in trouble, taking broadsides from such luminaries as Khloe Kardashian and James Woods, whose house burned down in the L.A. fire. Wait, no it didn’t. The Rethuglicans are getting in on the act by talking about placing conditions on aid to SoCal. Wait a minute Chester, you know I’m a peaceful man, but I’d like to get a roundhouse in on a couple of these SOBs, but I’d probably just fall down and hurt my other hip.

I saw this recent headline and all I can say is “Don’t I know it!”

There’s also rumblings that she and Kevin Costner have been making googly eyes at each other.  Don’t do it Kev.  Lastly on the JLo front, she’s been giving away a lot of her clothes to fire victims. Since she never wears anything twice, that is quite a sacrifice. Now the victims can be ridiculously overdressed as they try to navigate what the hell the next steps in their lives are.

In Foster City news, we had quite the soiree here last night to celebrate Tina’s retirement. The numbers and I made a career retrospective video which was followed by our live performance, along with TCG, of a Hamilton routine, since we're song and dance men.  #1 re-wrote the lyrics and at the end we pulled off our capes to expose our cocoanut bras. This was a throwback to an act we did for her 40th birthday. #1 put in a ton of work for the show and my wife did a great job with the food and decorations, even taking over my grilling duties. And many thanks to Katie for her help yesterday afternoon. Would you like me to post a video of our performance? Fuhgeddaboudit

Since this is my first post of 2025, you’ve probably been on pins and needles wanting to know the results of my football pool. I came in fifth for a $343 payout. I am now in the middle of the playoff pool and here are this weekend’s picks.

KC Det Phi Buf