Random senses

Dot the terrier goes through life with such a jaunty dignity. She inspires insouciance.

Panhandler at the freeway exit light. No handout from us. "God bless you anyway," he said.

If all you have is ground coffee, black pepper, sugar, cumin, cayenne (in that order of quantities), you can make a delicious meat rub. Oh, you'll also need some pork chops, preferably bone-in.

How to pick up a librarian: Is that the Library of Congress in your pocket, or are you just really smart?

"Is she still living in San Francisco?"
"Yeah, but she's not on Diamond Street any more."
"Where is she?"
"Tiffany Street."

Saw a freighter in the Port of Oakland called the Maruba Zonda. Good name.

I asked for cucumbers at Berkeley Bowl. The young man unpacking squash asked did I want Japanese, English, lemon or pickling cucumbers? We both laughed at that. "Regular," I said. "Oh, those are English," he said, pointing to the back of the store. He turned back to his yellow globe zucchini, putting them in a bin between long, dark green zucchini and lighter green zucchini that looked like flying saucers.