Gary GruberJan 19, 20223 min readThe Story Behind the Stories, (Part Two)I was nearly winded escaping from my new fiancée and her parents in the train station outside of Paris. I managed to find the first...
Gary GruberJan 18, 20223 min readThe Story Behind the Stories (Part One)It was early summer of 1971. I was back in Kingston and chomping at the bit for some adventure. I called Tinker and Sally down in...
Gary GruberJan 16, 20226 min readThanks for the Memories…Music is transformative. It has the power to elevate the soul above the fray of the day-to-day faster than almost anything else we...
Gary GruberJan 15, 20223 min readCold hands, warm heart, lousy at smuggling…It was 1986 and Sasha was barely a year old. Phyllis found a wonderful housekeeper, Julie H. Julie was from El Salvador, and if you...
Gary GruberJan 13, 20224 min readThree quarters of a second (a work of fiction){While I actually have been attacked by three men simultaneously, this isn’t that} I could see the punch coming. If the yahoo had...
Gary GruberJan 12, 20223 min read“When the Music’s Over, Turn Out the Lights…”What is life? In its most basic form, life is simply the awareness of the passage of time. I think John Lennon said it best: “Life is...
Gary GruberJan 11, 20225 min readYou’re not gonna believe this one…It was a mild spring day and I was taking the shortcut through Jimmy Daney’s backyard to get home. Jimmy and I lived a block and a world...
Gary GruberJan 6, 20225 min readIt’s 10pm. Do you know where your data are?Not to toot my own horn (but I’m going to anyway), way back when computers were in their infancy I designed some of the primary software...
Gary GruberJan 6, 20223 min readIt’s Gotten Weird Enough for MeI don’t take drugs (excessively) and I don’t take hallucinogens (intentionally). I had already had my first cup of coffee this morning so...
Gary GruberJan 5, 20229 min readAnd then Along Comes Mary (Part One)Funny how one small action can change your life for years to come. A female feral appeared in our backyard one day. We named her G.I....
Gary GruberJan 4, 20225 min readAnd Then Along Comes Mary (Part Two)Mojo was happy to return home to her mom and her brothers and sisters. There was a lot these kittens had to learn about. We helped the...
Gary GruberJan 3, 20223 min readAnd Then Along Comes Mary (Part Three)Wherever he is, inside or out, hot or cold, day or night, he is at peace. The only demands he makes on us is that we brush him for 3-4...
Gary GruberJan 2, 20222 min readAnd Then Along Comes Mary (Part Four)Mojo is our ‘little lady’. She is petite but ferocious. She doesn’t take any nonsense from her bigger brothers and gives as good as she...
Gary GruberJan 1, 20224 min readI'm a Seoul ManBack in 1966, Seoul Korea was a single dirt road -- some ramshackle stores with corrugated metal roofs. If a gent had his back to you, he...
Gary GruberJan 1, 20226 min readMade in JapanBack in the 60’s during the transistor radio rage, the market was flooded with inexpensive items from Japan. Many Americans took great...
Gary GruberSep 27, 20218 min readFoodFood is sacred to me. Once in Los Angeles many moons ago, my wife and I visited our favorite Thai restaurant (Chan Dara), and requested a...
Gary GruberSep 20, 20212 min readMy New FriendI do not flirt with strange women, but for some reason they flirt with me. At 72 I figured I have little to offer, but that does not seem...
Gary GruberSep 1, 20216 min readIt was rocket science!Europe in 1970 was an idyllic place: It perfectly enumerated the fundamental assessments I learned to apply to temporary housing later in...
Gary GruberAug 31, 20216 min readJumpingPeople tend to get overly impressed when they find out I’ve made 530 skydives. Consider this: The most intensive portion of the jump...
Gary GruberAug 30, 20215 min readMe and MotelsNever ask me advice on where to spend the night. You’re liable to end up with an ‘E’ ticket ride to hell and back, and I’ll be minus a...
