Pigeon Shoot - The Out Of My Mind Blog 4
During the opening ceremonies of the 1964 Summer Games, 8,000 pigeons were released into the sky. Surely at least one member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) breathed a sigh of relief that Léon de Lunden was not there to create what certainly would have been a public relations nightmare.

Bye Bye Birdie

Stepping Up - The Out Of My Mind Blog 2
Every once in a while, even a big city like Los Angeles can feel like a small town, the kind of place where everybody knows your business. This is especially true when my wife insists I go to the doctor.

Stepping Up

Poll Dancing - The Out Of My Mind Blog 4
"Why don't we take a poll on election day instead of voting?” I asked my neighbor, wondering what mathematician Jacob Bernoulli would think of that.

Poll Dancing

Not Another Word - The Out Of My Mind Blog 2
I feel it's only fair that when one of the great corporations of this country steps up and takes a stand for a serious issue, such as promoting diversity, it's only fair that we acknowledge that company for its efforts. Even if the company is Facebook.

Not Another Word

Egg Cream History - The Out Of My Mind Blog 2
I was not so crazy about Francine. It was nothing personal. I was 10 and she was a girl, that's all. But, my mother would slip me a couple of dimes every now and then with instructions to ask Francine out for an egg cream. Which I did. I'm sure Francine and I were both in it for the egg creams.

You’ll Never Swallow This

Rumpled Bed - The Out Of My Mind Blog 4
My therapist insists my not sleeping through the night is nothing more than a bad habit I picked up many years ago, and that it will go away once I admit that mommy isn't bringing her little precious a bottle. My wife, however, has another theory.

Bedtime Story