Tonight, at the end of 8 years of a sometimes funny, often juvenile, and frequently divisive run, we’re saying goodbye to Portlandia. That era has spawned a spirited, and frequently…
Continue ReadingQuick, savory, and as good as steakhouse offerings: sirloin steak, cut as thick as you can find, or some other cut like New York strip or Porterhouse. You don’t need…
Continue ReadingTwo of the major complaints about making one’s own food are the time it takes and the cost of ingredients. Today I’m taking a break from the more canonical keto…
Continue ReadingNot that hail is ever expected, or at least not very much expected, but in the springtime month of March it’s very unexpected in Alameda, California. Nonetheless, I left for a…
Continue ReadingWe’ve had a most pleasant winter and, now, springtime. The weather never required more warmth than was provided by shorts and a tee-shirt. A few days ago I was women…
Continue ReadingThank you, Headbanger’s Kitchen, for helping me enjoy those cans of crab meat I recently bought. The best thing about this recipe is that it brings a very different flavor…
Continue ReadingToday I was lucky enough to be the first person off the plane after arriving at Edmonton International Airport (YEG). Backstory: The flight from San Francisco seems to always get…
Continue ReadingThe following is from a trip to the cities of ChengDu 成都 & MianYang 绵阳 in Sichuan province 四川省, China 中国. Here’s the view I see each morning from the…
Continue ReadingThe following is from a trip to the cities of ChengDu 成都 & MianYang 绵阳 in Sichuan province 四川省, China 中国. This post covers my commute from MianYang 绵阳 (where…
Continue ReadingThe following is from a trip to the cities of ChengDu 成都 & MianYang 绵阳 in Sichuan province 四川省, China 中国. Today, some random moments from ChengDu & MianYang. Today…
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