Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Harlan Ellison's Last Words
Los Angeles Magazine, March 2024
THE LOST Aztec Temple of Mars has stood atop the hills of Sherman Oaks for decades, with a facade lovingly fashioned like the ruins of an ancient alien civilization. Carved into its faded orange exterior is an imagined history of flying ships and extraterrestrials, of tangled tendrils and tentacles, of creatures
serpentlike and humanoid. This was the home of author Harlan Ellison, a sanctuary he also called Ellison Wonderland, where he wrote his popular scripts and short stories and kept its rooms filled with a museum-grade collection of science fiction and pop culture.
Sunday, April 21, 2024
Stan's Donuts Review: Peanut Butter + Jelly Pocket
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Stan's Celebrated St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day in Chicago..what comes to mind...The Green Chicago River, crowded restaurants, wanna-be young whipper-snappers "trying" to keep their liquor down...basically amateur night/day depending on when it falls.
Saturday, April 29, 2023
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
2023 Field Museum Member's Night
This year, the Chicago Field Museum held their annual Member's Night over two days from April 20-April 21. If you were lucky enough to be a member or knew someone that was, you got to roam the museum and also check out behind-the-scenes areas.
Saturday, March 4, 2023
Uncle Julio's Chocolate Pinata
UNCLE JULIO'S CHOCOLATE PINATA
This is a great birthday treat. Although it was not my birthday (they gave me two of these as credits to my account for previous poor service), this is a fun dessert for 3 to 4 people, definitely.
Sunday, February 5, 2023
Retro Fan: January 2023, #24
January 2023, Issue #24
Thursday, January 19, 2023
Macy's Walnut Room / Christmas Holiday 2022
The Christmas holiday was special this year as my work gave us a full week off the final week after Christmas and before New Years. It was well deserved and I needed very badly as up that point it had been crazy right after I came back from my first real vacation to California in October.
95th Oscars Nominations Announcement

Monday, January 9, 2023
Monday, January 2, 2023
Royals: Christmas Without The Queen
Christmas without the Queen -- The Royal family preapres for a poignant first Christmas at Sandrinham following the death of Queen Elizabeth. Written by Simon Perry/ Issue: PEOPLE, 2023-01-02 (Volume 99, #1).
Monday, December 26, 2022
Royals: Inside Meghan + Harry's Netflix Series
No Holding Back -- Inside Meghan and Harry's Netflix series -- The duck and Duchess of Sussex say lies were created to 'protect' Prince William and slam the "dirty game" that led to their shocking exit. How the Royal Family is responding -- and what's next. Written by Sandra Sobieraj Westfall. Issue: PEOPLE, 2022-12-26 (Volume 98, Issue 26)
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Monday, December 19, 2022
Royals: Keeping Calm and Carrying On
William and Kate's US Visit: Keeping Calm and Carrying On -- The Prince and Princess highlight the future of our planet during a whirlwind Boston trip -- but not without a few headwonds. Written by Simon Perry and Michelle Tauber. Issue: PEOPLE, 2022-12-19, (Volume 98, Issue 25)

