Tag: Poodlism

  • Books for Looks

    Books for Looks

    In my apartment, I have a small credenza sitting under a window that faces north and offers me a stunning view of San Gorgonio Mountain, which, at 11,500 ft., is the tallest mountain in Southern California. On the credenza sits a plant, a photo of Gordon, a tchotchke, a Mexican ironwood (the Olneya tesota tree…

  • Pillow Talk

    Pillow Talk

    When I first saw Ray, he was sitting alone at the other end of the bar.  Ray is a “peeler;” he compulsively peels the label off his beer bottle between swigs.  A jet-black head of hair atop an olive complexion gave him a dark, swarthy, almost brooding look.  I could tell he was Latino –…