BURGER SCOOT

  • Saigon, Nha Trang, Hanoi, and Beijing in a few pix

    My wife and I spent two weeks in Vietnam and China recently. Below are some images from the trip. The main part of the vacation was in Vietnam. The time in Beijing was a stop off on the way home to visit with our son, his beautiful wife and their adorable two daughters. Ho Chi Read more

  • The Two-Block BurgerWalk–Mexican Style

    When I was regularly reviewing burgers in the Sacramento area on this site I found at least three restaurants that served some of the best burgers in town that were easily within walking distance from my office. Esquire Grill and Grange made excellent burgers, but the best burger in the neighborhood was from Ella’s; an Read more

  • America & taxes

    America & taxes

    “I would like to electrocute everyone who uses the word ‘fair’ in connection with income tax policies.” — William F. Buckley, Jr. ’Tis impossible to be sure of any thing but Death and Taxes – The Cobbler of Preston by Christopher Bullock Maybe it is because America fought a war over taxes that taxation has Read more

  • Running Backwards: Me, Fitness, & Weight Loss

    Running Backwards: Me, Fitness, & Weight Loss

    Con-vic-tion /kan’vikSH(e)n/noun2a : a strong persuasion or belief X \’eks\5: an unknown quantity                                      It was on a mid-October Sunday afternoon when I came up with the hair-brain idea. I texted my wife, who was running errands at the Read more

  • Big head. Balding big head. Overweight with a balding big head. Overweight with a balding and graying big head: My life in a few unflattering pictures

    As a toddler, I might as well have worn a hat that said, “C-Section Baby” to remove all doubt from anyone who cast their eyes upon my giant head and thought, “How did mom birth that kid?” On second thought, I would have to wear a T-shirt–they wouldn’t be able to find a hat large Read more

  • You cried yesterday, I’m crying now

    Thanks for your vote, ma’am. I’m crying now that Beto lost to a truly horrible U.S. Senator. More tears for Andrew Gillum’s loss to a bigot in the Florida Gubernatorial race. Stacey Abrams may lose to a complete asshole in the Georgia Gubernatorial. Most of the Dems that won in the less-than-tidal “Blue Wave” are Centrists. Read more