The sacred and the profane

October 4, 2013
Girlfriend and I had a lovely afternoon of lunch and a visit to The Ark, a Santa Fe new age shop. We both bought tiny Buddhas, me, the Medicine Buddha pictured above...

Killing begets killing in an endless cycle

October 3, 2013
Nothing defines me as well as this poster that hangs on my office wall. Well, maybe there are other defining aspects of my life. But as naive as pacifism seems to...

Strolling in sunny Santa Fe, New Mexico

October 2, 2013
Open the door & come along for a stroll in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico. We're staying near the Plaza at the lovely Inn on the Alameda. Free parking, free...

What our old(er) dogs can teach us

October 1, 2013
Our sweet and loving Little He is now more than 15 years old. That's early 80s in human years, and he's beginning to show it. Lateral movement is nearly impossible...

The last taboo

September 30, 2013
What's our last taboo? It's obviously not oral sex, that's for sure.(Thank you, Michael Douglas.)  Or incest. (Thank you, The Borgias.) It's money. Money's our last...

Breathless new documentary on JD Salinger fails to call a s...

September 29, 2013
A new documentary on author JD Salinger is out.  Shane Salerno worked on it for an entire decade and finally, it aired at the Telluride Film Festival not too long ago...

Julia Child is one smart cookie

September 28, 2013
Postwar Paris wasn't all crepes suzettes and ladies swanning around in nip-waisted dresses. You've got to love a chapter that opens like this.  It's from Karen Karbo's...

Nutritious, delicious eggplant pasta: a Sicilian staple

September 27, 2013
Eggplant parmesan or any dish including eggplant was one of the most eagerly anticipated meals in our old-school Sicilian household. The preparation of the eggplant...

A visit to beautiful Lake Tahoe

September 26, 2013
Summer's tail end is worth celebrating, so M and I decided to do a quick jaunt to Lake Tahoe. He'd never been, and I hadn't visited for decades. It's not like we're...

Wallow in the joy of being alone

September 25, 2013
Not everyone understand the joys of solitude, either for themselves or others. Years ago I had a friend who would get hugely pissed off when I'd withdraw and...

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