OK, it’s Dad’s Day time and I just love the cartoon above with
the kids buying dad a carton of gas and worrying about spending too
much
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OK, it’s Dad’s Day time and I just love the cartoon above with the kids buying dad a carton of gas and worrying about spending too much …
Gas prices are overtaking the weather as a conversational mainstay. “I paid $4.22 over at Bozzo’s on First, what was it at Costco?” … “Did you see the price of diesel at Rotten Robbie? …” The real problem, though, is that the gasoline prices are changing more often than the weather …
Received my best Dad’s Day gift last weekend – a stunning daughter as the bride and, now, I’ve a son, who’s a chef to boot. The wedding? Magical – after that turning point when my daughter said to me right before the church doors opened, “Dad, I think I’m going to throw up.” Didn’t happen, of course, and everything turned out spectacularly.
You can save the gas and do something fun on Dad’s Day close to home at Gilroy’s new venture, U-Pick Cherries at the Buckley Orchard, 2950 Leavelsey Road, open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. …
Aw, heck, let’s spend a little gas and make a home-grown meal for Dad on Sunday. Next stop: Holsclaw Road in east Gilroy south of Gilman Avenue (Sixth Street turns into Gilman). Sherrie Kennedy’s tomatoes are like the ones grandma and grandpa used to grow – juicy, fresh and tasty.
Then, let’s head over to the Bonino’s place, LJB Farms at Fitzgerald and Santa Teresa for some fresh corn and a little basil for the tomatoes … and one more stop down to San Martin to see Tom at the butcher counter at Rocca’s Market. Let’s be honest, Dads like to grill – even on Dad’s Day. Rocca’s is super – great meat selection, plus a bone or two for Dad’s favorite hound. And, if you like salsa, Rocca’s has the best around and it’s fresh as the morning.
Age test: If you want to say LBJ Farms instead of LJB Farms, you’re probably at least a quinquagenarian. And, if you still know why you want to say LBJ, don’t worry about Alzheimer’s, and perhaps you’ll recall when “Little Beagle” was hoisted on his hind legs by our 36th president.
Mixing politics and sports … On KNBR 680, the morning sports talk hosts known as Murph and Mac like to play a game called “What’ll you give me for …?” which compares look-alikes and sound-alikes. So, I’ve got one: “What’ll you give me for new San Jose Sharks coach Todd McLellan and Gilroy Councilman Perry Woodward?” C’mon, it’s at least a 7!
Woodward and McLellan are both getting geared up these days … PW is ready to bring to the table the issues he campaigned on, and is meeting with stiff opposition from MayorAl, apparently, who isn’t inclined to see PW’s issues as priorities. Too bad …
Also too bad that Gary Walton – a definite Gilroy good egg for concrete downtown boosterism – is encountering so much trouble with city staff while trying to rebuild Gilroy Central one building at a time. How long will it take Mr. Walton to reopen Old City Hall? It’s no joke … well, let’s just say at the rate things are going there might be another monster quake before the first cocktail is served? And just how many entrepreneurs are waiting in line to give the Grand Old Lady of downtown another shot in the arm? If there’s another plan, let’s hear it. Otherwise, give Gary the green light. Too bad the politicos’ talk doesn’t match the City Hall walk …
Walking on the Uvas Levee, one can take in the beautiful sight of 50 or so lovely, black, sun-baked, full plastic garbage bags which have sat for months next to the east side of the Uvas Levee south of Thomas Road by the nice oak tree. Though it’s not nearly as bad as the spike in graffiti, it’s surely blight. City personnel drive near there all the time, and yet the big pile of trash bags sit …
And yes, it’s a pile of trash that a key campaign issue – the need for a local Sunshine Law in the city of Gilroy – can’t even make it onto the City Council agenda due to what is apparently a MayorAl filibuster. Geez, let’s save that tactic for the U.S. Senate and get on with the business of local government. There’s a mindset that needs changing at City Hall, and a Sunshine Law would make it clear that, as Bob Dylan sang, “The times they are a-changin’ ” …
Big John Borofka has made a big change, retiring and starting a new business: Borofka’s Catering with his wife Carol. Reach him at 483-3616 for that summer soiree you don’t feel like cooking for. It’s amazing how many Garlic Festival chefs work their way into the food business …
Which brings to mind – buoyed by the recent hot weather spell – the winner and still champion of all Garlic Festival foods and spectacles: flaming festival calamari – that’s the truth, and I’ve been around the festival block more than a few times.
