Richard’s Ramblings

House of Chu
At least once a month my wife tells me that if I could eat Asian food every day, I would. I daresay she’s right. I have feasted on all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ in Vienna, Thai curries in London, and most recently Chow Mein in Santo Domingo; I seem drawn to the flavors of the [...]

It’s been a while since I’ve posted some off-color jokes…
A man came home from work one day to find his wife on the front porch with her bags packed. “Just where the heck do you think you’re going!”, said the man. “I’m going to Las Vegas”, said his wife.

A blonde and a brunete were watching the 6 o’clock news. It was about a boy who was about to jump off a building. The brunette bet the blonde $50 that the boy would jump. The blonde agreed, raising the bet to $100. Patiently, they waited the outcome. It turned out that the unfortunate boy [...]

I wholeheartedly and sincerely wish that these eBay auctions were ones I dreamed up. They are all too real.

YEP, these are the SAME JEANS we’ve listed a few times here on eBay and for some reason no one wants them. So I put them in my truck and took them with us when we went [...]

To those who know of him, most people would describe my almost-three-year-old son, Sterling, as boisterous, energetic, a bit uncontrollable at times, social. When he walks into anyone’s house, he acts like he owns the place. “Let’s see what I can touch, pick up, destroy.” Shy or pensive would most likely not be the first [...]

I tried to buy two houses today. I would have settled for either one, but unfortunately ended up with neither.
I had prepared for several weeks; researching lien holders, visiting houses and taking pictures, checking property assessment records, narrowing down the list of a hundred houses available through the San Joaquin County Tax Auction down to [...]