Brian Jepson’s Weblog

After whirlwind week of packing, planning, and random shopping trips,
Seiji is off to college. Will it get
eerily quiet here at Chez Jepstone? No doubt, but the holidays will be
here before we know it!

Light and Dark in
the Lyrics of Robert Hunter: “We humans spend our lives bumbling
along, and occasionally we have moments of insight, or of grace. They
don’t last long, but they somehow make life more worth living.”

I take the local tourist destinations for granted, and rarely enjoy them
this time of the year. But Joan talked me into going out to Narragansett
Beach around 6pm last night, so we got there late enough to avoid
having to pay. The surf was choppy and great, but we kept getting
knocked down (we noticed on the way out that they had the yellow flag
up).

After that, we went to Champlin’s for
the clam bake ($24; 1 lobster, steamed mussels and clams, chourizo, red
potatoes, and
a piece of corn on the cob). The line was down to the parking lot, but
it moved fast. When we were deciding what to drink, we noticed that they
claim their tropical drinks were all-natural. Sure enough, when we
ordered a margarita, instead of reaching for a mix laced with esters of
wood rosin, our bartender used a tasty lime concentrate, booze, and
water. Smooth and nice, and only 50 cents extra for the cuervo gold.

After that, it was down to the ice cream shop below for a sundae (me)
and a couple of scoops of tofu ice cream (Joan).

Cox Communications:
“Tune in and turn on to the time-warped TV of Sid and Marty Krofft.
It’s the return of your far-out favorites, only on Cox3! H.R.
Pufnstuf, Lidsville, The Bugaloos, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, Land of
the Lost, and The Krofft Supershow. Retro Saturday Morning… it’s
like pouring a big bowl of Groovy Flakes!”

I don’t think I’ve ever been dorkier than this.

Narragansett
Times: “Can a cop carry a gun, and shoot to kill for his own or
another’s protection, and still espouse the philosophy of non-violence
and peace taught by King and carried on by Dr. Bernard LaFayette, head
of Center for Non-violence and Peace Studies at the University of Rhode
Island?”