Celebrity Sighting at Pollys

As I'm walking into Pollys yesterday for a relaxing late morning breakfast, I noticed someone who looked very familiar.  Where have I seen this guy before?  Oh yeah, he was one of the cops on the TV show Third Watch.  Remember Third Watch?  I loved that show.  Coby Bell, the guy who played the rookie cop on Third Watch was at Pollys!  After recognized him, I wondered what was he doing at Pollys?  and what was he doing in Long Beach?  He was with a bunch of people who looked like they might have been his family.  After he left, I went about my business of eating an ABC omelet.  The omelet was pretty good. 

Midnight Madness

This morning I decided to do something I had never done before...go to a mall at midnight.  I decided to participate in Midnight Madness at Lakewood Mall.  It wasn't as mad as I thought it was going to be.  Macy's was crowded, but not insane.  There were long lines at Fredericks and the Disney Store...interesting.  There was a long line at the Starbucks too.  I ended up buying a few things at JCPenny.  There seemed to be a lot of kids at the mall.  When I say "kids" I mean teens.  Shopping at 2:00 A.M. was kid of fun!  I'm not feeling all that great (not sure if I'm suffering from allergies or a cold), so I'm not sure if I'm going to go shopping today.  Be careful if you hit the malls.  I hope you find the deals you're looking for.

Happy Thanksgiving!

A very Happy Thanksgiving to you and the ones you love!

My Favorite Things (that I won't be giving away)

Oprah did her favorite things show the other day.  She gave away iPads and Volkswagons.  Not sure I'd want either one of those.  Got me thinking about my favorite things.  So here's my list (part 1):  Trader Joe's Multigrain Savory Thins, my Mom's spaghetti, Youtube, Arturo's Mexican Restaurant, Bombay Saphire Gin, Fossil watches, Tivoli radio, Aquafresh toothpaste, Los Angeles Magazine, Vanity Fair, Anjou pears, It's a Grind House Blend coffee, Curve Wave cologne, Skechers shoes, Icelandic Glacial water, van Heusen jeans, Irish Spring soap, Marri's pizza, chrome barrel Pentel pen, Uncle Sam Whole Wheat Berry Flakes and Flaxseed, Brooks Brothers shirts, lil homies figures, Snoopy stuff, and the Barnes and Noble Nook.  List 2 will be released soon.  Check back often.

Waiting for Superman

Have you seen this movie?  I saw it a couple of weeks ago.  Seemed like a big infomercial for charter schools.  Interesting how the movie chose to showcase the high-achieving charter schools yet failed to showcase any high achieving public schools.  And I didn't notice any low-achieving charter schools being mentioned.  Interesting, isn't it?  Hopefully, someone will make a movie about all the great public schools that are doing amazing things for kids and families. 

Christmas before Thanksgiving

I love Christmas.  I love the music.  I love the smells.  I love the trees and ornaments.  I love the lights.  I love the presents.  I love cool red sleeves It's a Grind puts around my large cup.  I love everything about Christmas.  But, I'm not sure I love Christmas before Thanksgiving.  Today I went to the mall and guess who was there?  Yep, Santa.  Ummm, it's not even Thanksgiving yet.  Why is Santa at the mall????  Even though I love Christmas, can we wait until after Thanksgiving?  Maybe we should move Thanksgiving to November 1?  That will give us almost two whole months to enjoy the festive season of Christmas.  What do you think?