Taking the path of least resistance
On two ends of the bar, there were two completely opposite dynamics. One couple was just starting to date, and the other was just starting to…
Mom’s Day: one person can ruin it for everyone
It wasn’t her first Mother’s Day. In fact, the discussion between the couple revolving around child care had already been happening even before the first Ramos…
Love triangle? More like a wrecktangle
The couple was fighting. It was obvious to anyone who looked. Her shoulders were pulled back in her short-sleeved black shirt and the look on her…
Barfly Podcast S06 E02 Sean Saylor
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Bobby Lozoff, bartender who created tequila sunrise at Marin restaurant, dies at 77
as seen in the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Press Democrat, San Jose Mercury News, East Bay Times, Marin Independent Journal, Monterey Herald and Santa…
Some people just shouldn’t work in the service industry
It was a lovely spring afternoon, the kind of afternoon that just screams spring cleaning — or spring repairs, in my case. I was the only…
When good ideas go bad
Some years back, it was suggested to me that I might try some meditation to relax. In those days, I was working at nightclubs, often getting…
Under a paschal moon: wines to compliment your holiday feast
People, it’s all based on the moon: the paschal moon. Passover and Easter are the original moveable feasts, based on a series of mathematical approximations, an…
Civility is a two-way street
I pulled into the driveway of the supermarket the same way I have every Sunday for the last five years or so. I drove past the…
Not everyone is a good wingmate
I had seen the two of them around my apartment complex — maybe it was at the pool, or at the mailboxes. I wouldn’t say we…