James Lileks' The Diner
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We Have Your Face
Contemplating the marvels and the possible malevolence of the modern age while consuming a slightly warmed-over "Weird Burger."
Blue Öyster Special
Playlists, algorithms, musical tastes and you never know who's listening...On the juke box: End of Every Song by Buck Dharma (Triceratops Music - ASCAP) Used by permission. https://endofeverysong.co
An Archduke Walks into a Diner
Events of the day leads to thoughts of events of the past - with a little Lidocaine thrown in for good measure.
The Stuff
James is back from the British Isles and has had a little bit of it shipped home directly to The Diner.
Bearly the Fourth of July
James is heading off on his annual sojourn but takes emough time to stop in and sit at his familar place at the long, boomarang-patterned Formica counter and talk a little Fourth of July and things th
Local Soda Jerk
Refrigerator's acting up. Will take my regional soda with ice. Hold the metal shavings.
Proof Is In the You-Know-What
Brown sugar. Butter. Maybe some cream. Perhaps a dash of vanilla and a pinch of salt. That's the recipe for Butterscotch.Or you just follow the directions on that 10-lb bag of powder over there.