Reno 97805-1280

OK, I never thought I'd be the dad to take something so (perceptively) mundane and make something of it...but here goes. Regular night (Presidents' Day Holiday, in case anyone's keeping score), Nic and I hanging in the "John Room". Nic asks whether he can have a cartoon. I say "No," in favor of ESPN-2's "Top 20 Single Season Individual Performances" and try desperately to make it fun for him. So we start with Nic's tub of blocks (from the "HEROS" company/brand) that I inherited from my brother's first-born. The tub has lots of long foreign words on the label, but way down below for those of us who like to read: "Made in Germany" (and we all know the good stuff the Germans make: like Westfalias and Sham-WOW!). And for years it pretty much just stood in one of those "visiting kids" bundles we all have for when our buddies visit us and subsequently, our/their kids need something to do. Anyhoozle, it ge

Figured this was good enough to do a reverse data port, as the 97805-1280 Faithful deserve some crumbs from the Facebook party I'm in: 1 - I always wanted to be a professional baseball player, and if drafted, would have refused to play for any team but the Mets (I thought I was that good). 2 - I am a registered non-partisan, because I am a fiscal conservative and social liberal -- and I fear the liberal media as much as the vast, right-wing conspiracy. 3 - I miss every city I've ever lived in -- dearly -- and I miss living by the sea. 4 - I often wonder whether I have a "home". 5 - I am a charter member of the Hypernostalgia Society www.hypernostalgiaclub.com (member number 56). 6 - I could have tried a little harder in my first marriage; but I'm pretty sure it still would have ended in divorce. 7 - I occasionally miss my (former) stepdaughter (from a previous marriage) and hope she is doing well. 8 - I often dwell on the shoulda/coulda/woulda in just about every