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This weekend I went to the grand opening of a coffeeshop in San Leandro. The proprietor of the shop is a dear friend of mine, and a former co-worker. He… Read more »

The last three weeks at work have been alternately hellish and amusing. About three weeks ago, I found out that I was being invited to an offsite hosted by my… Read more »

I find myself craving a weekend away with you; away from the stresses of work and home, an opportunity to wallow in my senses. I want the time and leisure… Read more »

Over the course of Christmas and my birthday, I have received: “Best Recipes” cookbook from those fine folks at Cooks Illustrated “Cordon Bleu” cookbook A subscription to Cooks Illustrated Two… Read more »

Sigh. My nephew sent me one of those “Buy magazines through my school so we get money.” Which I would love to support, but… their list is such weak-ass magazines…. Read more »

Today I heard two women deriding some poor guy for going through a “mid-life crisis”. I took the opportunity to offer them both some (unsolicited) insight into this phenomenon. Let’s… Read more »

… but it’s from something that I cooked, so I guess that’s self love. Tonight was my first attempt at making eggplant parmesan from scratch, and it was splendiferous, even… Read more »

Remind me who won in the election, the Republicrats or the Democans? I think the most insidious thing about the last fifty years of American politics is the pretense that… Read more »

I’m not much of one for passing along quotes I find on the net or in e-mail, but this one really caught my attention. And yes, I bothered to check… Read more »

I actually saw Stonehenge in person two weeks ago. Rolling green hillsides and these massive stones balanced on end, very impressive. At the site, a tour guide talked about a… Read more »