I pondered on the list of questions that must be completed before my first class with Giada de Laurentis – an in-depth look at Coffee. What are the primary flavors in Arabica beans? A. tobacco, musky, with wormsB. a nice floral bouquetC. toasted earth Hmm, I have no idea. I […]
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Yes, it is a new year. And there’s no more James Brown. And I’m now trying to plan a wedding. Wow, is 2007 different. Even the weather is different. It is a beautiful day — 69 degrees officially, but my south facing porch’s thermometer is reading 93 (no way it […]
Maybe I will now be able to post a little more often. Between being sick and making presents and getting clothes out of storage to head home with, pre-Christmas was a tad hectic. But, the holidays were good, great, fantastic. My aunt and I made a wonderful Christmas dinner, including […]
Some people seem to think it’s not Christmas if you don’t have snow and your nose isn’t in danger of frostbite. I wondered what it would be like to have Christmas in California. I thought it would be odd, slightly less Christmasy. I had only one taste of the warm […]
Nothing kicks off the Christmas season like Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer. In the South you’ll hear that song a million times on the radio during the month of December. Outside the South, well, I’m happy iTunes had the song. Which is what got me thinking about the […]
Thursday was spent stuffing ourselves silly — well, not really. I never got extremely full like I usually do. So let me revise… Thursday was spent grazing on oysters, grits, and bloody marys, cheese, wine, mashed potatoes and gravy, prime rib and pie. It was a good day, not hectic, […]
I’m not big on posting YouTube videos, but this one was pretty freakin’ funny…
It’s been a while since the last post. I’ve been a busy bee, yet I haven’t produced much 🙂 I have a lot of things in my head though, and I’m through with the weddings and such. In the meantime, enjoy the above pict. Life is one of my favorite […]
Last weekend I went to a wedding. It was the first of my college friends to get married (actually, I think it may be the first of my friends that are my age to get married). I arrive in St. Louis, the first time setting foot in Missouri since leaving […]
I enjoy spirits of all kinds. It’s one of the few themes I can see throughout my work. Spirit in all of its definitions though. Spirits of the alcoholic kind, spirits that like to haunt, “religious” spirit, the spirit that exists inside of all objects. Capturing spirits on film is […]