Long Beach
What a way to start the day: I was leaving my house the other day when I noticed that my meds seemed to be laughing at me (see photo).
I’m investigating.
• Medical adventures (cont.): After a visit to a podiatrist’s office, my son-in law-showed me a photo of something that made me wonder if his doctor was a little old-fashioned, shunning x- rays, perhaps, in favor of drawings (see photo). Actually, it was a decoration on a sanitary covering in the office — a very apt subject.
• I want to apologize for overlooking the Nov. 5 celebration of National Redhead Day. After all, I don’t want to upset redheads, what with their reputed temper and all.
I didn’t do much that day because I’m no longer a member of that tribe — temper and all. But once…
In my sixth grade class’s prophecy of what the students would be doing in 20 years, it was predicted that I would be the manager of the New York Yankees — and get thrown out of a game for arguing with the umpire.
The class broke into laughter. I held my temper.
Anyway, advanced age has given me a sort of disguise in that department. When I went to the DMV office to get my license updated and renewed recently, the clerk looked at the hair color designation and told me I no longer had “red” hair, but “gray.” He could have opted for “silver” (more dashing). Anyway I held my temper.
• Thought for the day: I heard it said in a local coffee shop. “I’m surprised that more people don’t want to wear masks. The nose is the least attractive part of the face.”
• And, finally, some people say that Southern California has no seasons. Actually it does, as Times columnist Jack Smith once pointed out. You just don’t know what season it’s going to be on any particular day.
Steve Harvey can be reached at steveharvey9@gmal.com and @sharvey9.
