Reno 97805-1280

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...

I did a little light blog-keeping. "A little to the left..." as the nameplate didn't quite fit, despite the multiple connotations that reflect what I see, hear or live. Plus, it was pretty much forcing me to make regular political commentary or something of the "L"-word flavor (which for me, in between presidential races, is more of a pleasure-filled reactionary thing to polar extremists who throw down the gauntlet at parties or related forums). But ever since Sept. '02, when me and the wife (to be) closed escrow on the primary residence at 1280, evenings and weekends prompted -- mostly during the commute home -- a checklist of: Which home improvement project -- kitchen, bath, basement, landscape, general interior/exterior, yackety-schmackety -- am I working on (or need to research/get up to speed on); Which rental property (mine more-so than the wife's) needs attention; What upgrade/restoration task can I provide "Jul-e-us di Arancia" (my oran...