Just folks – and sushi

When we moved to Albuquerque I didn’t expect to see many sushi joints.  But to my surprise, there were quite a few.  Seven actually.  I’ve tried most of them and most are pretty good.  They all seem to be doing fairly well and I chalked it up to patrons, like myself, who came from somewhere else.

But a group of people I know, just regular folks, who have regular jobs, and never lived anywhere but here, went out for sushi recently.

The only reason it was a big deal to me is – it wasn’t a big deal to them.  It was as common to them as going to Applebee’s.

My wife said sushi is trendy now, in Albuquerque.

I smiled.  It was trendy in LA when I moved there in nineteen sixty-seven, and probably earlier.

It’s still trendy in LA.  Although when something’s been popular that long I guess it isn’t a trend any more, is it?

I Goggled Sushi in Detroit, where I grew up, just out of curiosity.  There are seven Sushi joints listed there as well.  Is that a trend?