dias de las muertos

hooba here--


i've been in a funk for the past few days so apologies to those of you who haven't read any of this. we're still searching for that first hit. when i last wrote we were wrangling with an opening date for husum's fine new dining establishment and we may have penciled in a date, now we just need to narrow it down to what year. i have however had a moment or two of inspiration regarding the menu and am ready to streamline and refine it. we will include a "spackler special" for our guests and whichever one of you can identify for whom said dish is named you'll be the lucky recipient of one on your next visit. the descriptions of the menu items will be brief to avoid scrutinizing those with verbal and culinary shortcomings as you would hate to be ridiculed or scorned for being ignorant of the most basic understanding. hooba prides himself on being able to confuse his customers with simple descriptive adjectives. think basic and you will have a good idea of what the menu will be.


now to more important things. i survived halloween and the obligatory parties that require costumes while thinking to myself what the attraction is to trying to be "someone we're not" for a day. i realized that most of the zealous participants probably wished they were someone else. my choice for best costume went to "jacques custodian" who outfitted himself as a scuba diver with cleaning supplies. he danced remarkably well with flippers. two hours and two beers were about all i could stand so i returned to my normal state and planned for the trick or treat activities ahead. the little scamps were a tad sparse here in the country and some of that might have been because word got around that hooba was giving away hot sauce packets from taco bell. i found a drawer full of them and thought what better way to use them rather than throw them in the trash. a little spice to temper that sugar rush seemed the best way to keep the ghouls on an even keel for the remainder of the evening. it seemed at the time a novel way to educate the local adolescent population who will soon be the hosts or hostesses of the halloween parties of the future. whatever happened to bobbing for apples? enlighten hooba please!

i wandered back to camas yesterday to tend to landlord chores and was surprised at the number of people who actually missed me and inquired about my new venture. many of the folks are envious of yours truly and wish they could escape to anywhere even if it's just one night at a halloween party. i offered my sympathy and encouraged them to come visit as hooba's will be home to the poor, tired, huddled masses for which the statue of liberty no longer has any use. hooba will not discriminate. speaking of discrimination i have been the victim of such treatment by many of the women of match.com. as you know i'm seeking my true love via the internet and quite honestly the results have been disappointing. next summers family reunion is still in the planning stages but i think it time i found a woman to introduce as mrs. hooba and hopefully make the nuptials part of the festivities. what better way to say family than by marrying a gal with five or six kids needing a father figure and role model for the nippers. i am seeking some input from you technophiles as to how to construct a pie chart to attach to the blog for keeping score with this match/not a match.com activity. i'm off to walla walla on sat. for another meeting with a potential match. i'll let you know how it goes.


today is daniel boone's birthday so we'll end with a fitting quote by him---
"i have never been lost but admit to being confused for a couple of weeks"--rather fitting for hooba


enjoy the feast of the day of the dead adios hooba