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Godparentage

July 11, 2012Will Truman 19 Comments

A month or so ago, Clancy was able to finagle a trip back home so that she could attend her cousin’s wedding. Her uncle fell all over himself telling her how happy he was that she made it. She is… Continue Reading →

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Vino Intercontinentale

February 1, 2011Burt Likko 2 Comments

So The Wife and I had another blind wine-tasting party. We invited three other couples, to limit seating, and limited wine to six bottles. I found a California Tempranillo, a Bordeau, a Barbera d’Asti, an Argentinian Malbec, a South African… Continue Reading →

Food, Friends and Family

No More Fire

August 3, 2010Burt Likko 2 Comments

Thanks to all the well-wishers during the Crown Fire.  The fire line wound up coming very close to the aqueduct near my house, but firefighters stopped its advance just shy of the structures there (including two houses where people who… Continue Reading →

California, Friends and Family, News, Soffit House

Food Tips For The Holiday

November 26, 2009Burt Likko 2 Comments

Tip #1: If you’re just having a few people for your Thanksgiving, you only need a turkey breast or a small ham. I used a 7-pound turkey breast and when I got it home, it was frozen solid and in… Continue Reading →

Food, Friends and Family, The Wife

Gifting For A Finicky Couple

June 5, 2009Burt Likko 1 Comment

Gifts are an interesting kind of social contract. When you give a gift to someone else, you make an elaborate show of saying that it is given with no expectation of anything in return, that it is done for a… Continue Reading →

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Houston Sightseeing

May 28, 2009Burt Likko 3 Comments

Tomorrow or Friday I’ll post some pictures from Houston. The point of the trip was to visit and spend time with my parents, and that was great. They have a very nice house and seem to be nicely on the… Continue Reading →

Food, Friends and Family, History, Sience, Sports, Travel

End Of The Competition

March 13, 2009Burt Likko 1 Comment

Tonight was the last round of the mock trial competition. If I were any prouder of the kids on the team I coached, I’d literally burst. They did great. I wish we’d have had more time to practice than we… Continue Reading →

Cheerful For Once, Friends and Family, Law

Grape Juice Weekend

March 2, 2009Burt Likko 1 Comment

It’s hard to say whether the highlight of the weekend was a visit from my father or the blind-tasting party we threw in his honor. Both were highly enjoyable, and Dad was at the party so that meant not having… Continue Reading →

Food, Friends and Family

Job Well Done

February 9, 2009Burt Likko

No posts other than this today, because The Wife and I spent all day putting down the hardwood floor in the guest bedroom of Soffit House. We’re both sore in places we forgot we had. There’s finish work to do… Continue Reading →

Friends and Family, Handyman, Soffit House, The Wife

Meet The Grubbers

January 26, 2009Burt Likko 1 Comment

Our friend the LACMA curator invited us to join a group of foodies who have irregular, rotating themed potlucks. Go back and read that again — from time to time (although not with any regular timing) they meet at someone’s… Continue Reading →

California, Cooking, Food, Friends and Family

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