Here’s something you never want to hear your dentist say: “Ooh, that’s gotta come out.” No pain, so I didn’t even know I had a problem. Now that wisdom tooth is all I can think about. Appointment is scheduled for Monday with Drs. Dewey, Yankem & Howe.
- Speaking of extractions, I see that crews are digging up sidewalks and driveways along the east side of Hilltop near Cypress. The trenches apparently are a step toward burying those ugly power lines. When that’s done (and they can remove those wooden crutches from the new palm trees), Motel Row should look great. Too bad the department stores in the area (Mervyn’s, Gottschalks) are going bankrupt. Hold on, Hilltop businesses! Relief is on the way.
- Does the Gottschalks bankruptcy mean we’ll stop getting their pre-recorded telemarketing calls? Because we’re on all the do-not-call lists, I hardly ever hear from telemarketers anymore. But once a week or so, I answer the phone and it’s that chipper female voice from Gottschalks. Which guarantees that I will never, ever shop there. Pretty sure that’s not the intent.
- DVD I Watched on the Treadmill: “A Scanner Darkly,” a sci-fi film starring animated versions of Keanu Reaves, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson and Winona Ryder. Boy, is this film a confused mess. The animation is just like those stockbroker commercials you see on TV, twitchy enough that it kept making my eyes go wauga-wauga. Even in toon form, Robert Downey Jr. is a terrific actor. Keanu Reaves was more animated than usual. Har.
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