Elbow Room, Pensacola FL

After tucking in the girl and the wife at the hospital for the night, I stumble on The Elbow Room, a local Pensacola pizza and beer place with board games and Star Trek memorabilia mixed in with a red light speakeasy decor, and an old school juke box full of 50s-60s music. So far Sinatra, Sam Cooke and Del Shannon “Wanderer” have played.

Oh, and the pizza is amazing (sausage mushroom bacon onion, of course).

This place is so perfect, I suspect aliens read my most secret desires and created this place just for me. If I get abducted, it was worth it.

Thank you, Elbow Room, this is exactly what I needed after a rough couple of days.

Those eyes

Two days ago a certain girl asked for a very specific big-eyed cat stuffed animal. I’ve tried probably 10 different stores and gift shops, but settled for a parrot and a dolphin because no one has the cats in stock.

So, this morning I got a little lost while looking for a CVS to buy antacids (something about eating an entire pizza at 1:00 am.)

Suddenly I’m in a really rough neighborhood, all bail bonds and check cashing and gun stores. I spot a Walgreen’s and stop for antacids. Lo and behold… they have giant stacks of the big eyed cats.

Karma? Divine intervention? Dumb luck?

I don’t care.

It’s going to make a little girl very happy and she deserves a break.

I Hate Pudding

Sometimes you’re a really giant scary looking Viking guy who can break things with his bare hands and lift really big heavy things and people tend to get out of your way.

But you’re not a jerk about it or anything and usually all you want from the world is to be left alone and for your family to be happy and safe.

But then sometimes your tiny little girl is in a giant cold hospital and they’re holding her down and poking her with needles and she’s really scared and upset and you have to keep reminding yourself it’s all for the best.

So, you go eat your pudding by yourself in the cafeteria so you don’t punch an orderly and run out of the hospital with your girl under your arm.

I hate pudding.