F for Food :

FOR MILO, WHO NOW KNOWS THE WAY.

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My absolute favorite book as a child, and perhaps my favorite book of all time, was/is The Phantom Tollbooth by Norman Juster and illustrated by Jules Feiffer. The book tells the story of a young boy named Milo who would rather be anywhere[...]

We Still Are What We Once Were. Always.

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My oldest and dearest friend, Paz, visited recently. She was here for ten (10) days. I was concerned, briefly, that ten (10) days would be a skosh too long. It wasn?t. It actually wasn?t nearly long enough. Well, maybe it was just right.[...]

The Birdcage

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Yes. I know. I know.  It has been too long. But I am back now. Things have been very lively in my world. Paz was in town for ten (10) days and she only just left. Don?t worry, you?ll be hearing all about that soon enough as there is much[...]

Your Hand in Mine

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fickle | ? fik?l| adjective changing frequently, esp. as regards one's loyalties, interests, or affection : Web patrons are a notoriously fickle lot, bouncing from one site to another on a whim | the weather is forever[...]

Reading, Tweeting & Eating

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I was smack in the middle of a really fun book: Blood, Bones & Butter , by Gabrielle Hamilton. She is the chef/owner of Prune in New York and it is her memoir. While, unfortunately, I have not yet dined at Prune, I was having a[...]

Sliding Doors

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I am at a new intersection presently. The landscape is changing. And soon I need to either turn right or I need to turn left. It?s hard when I?ve been going straight for so long. This makes me think of the concept of Alternate[...]

Son of a Gun - It's Rated ARGH! (Insert pirate hook here)

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I really wanted to steer away from the restaurants for a while and get back to the recipes/stories/metaphors tangled up in my world. But, I was fortunate enough to hit up Son of a Gun on only their second night open and I was on a date[...]

I Left My Heart in San Fran-Cheesy; Part 3, The Final Chapter.

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It was nice waking up in the hotel room on this morning. I love that hotel. I guess I have an affinity for it as I stayed there about five years ago and had a special time. But, no rest for the weary ? we had to hit the ground running and[...]

Clash of the Titans

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Sometimes I don?t know if I like having crushes ? or the whole dating universe. I mean, it?s great to have someone to play with, but it?s also jarring to begin sweating all the stupid girly shit when you were doing just fine before, on your[...]

I Left My Heart in San Fran-Cheesy; Part 2, Friday

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This day started a bit late. But we did get up and running, packed our stuff to move on from Carina?s, loaded the car and decided to amble around the city and find some lunch before we could check into our hotel in the mid-afternoon.[...]