The Wife and I went over to our friends’ house yesterday for burgers and cocktails. Our friends have kind of different ways of approaching the preparation of food and drink than I do. None of this is to say that… Continue Reading
With the weather here in California’s High Desert at about its peak, we’ve have a number of goodies recently. One goodie has been the long and extraordinary poppy season. Entire hillsides are painted golden orange with California’s state flower. In… Continue Reading
I got an invitation to my twentieth high school reunion today. (That’s a good reason to freak out if ever I heard one.) There was some interesting news – a friend of mine from way back when has become an… Continue Reading
Saturday night we had our friends Spungen and Salsola (aka Mr. Spungen) over for dinner. They got a sitter for their kid and came for a night of adult relaxation. A very good time was had by all four of… Continue Reading
Today marks the first time that the Euro has traded for $1.50 in U.S. money. That’s right, a buck fifty buys you only a single Euro. This is not good news for Americans planning to live abroad right at this… Continue Reading
1. The scores from last night’s competition were published. My kids lost — 49%-51% out of 100 possible points between the two teams. (Another set of teams tied, 50-50.) This very narrow margin of loss suggests rather strongly to me… Continue Reading
We had the monk over for dinner Saturday. A good time was had by all, and we met our two-bottle minimum for the wine. We had a 2000 Haut-Medoc with dinner — it was smooth and flowery but strong enough… Continue Reading
I saw this story on FARK and was highly amused — the Queen of England loves Prince William’s Wii. How fun to think of Her Majesty bowling in front of a big-screen TV, laughing as she plays with an electronic… Continue Reading
The Wife and I were very excited to see happy photographs of our friends from Tennessee, taken with the sun setting in the ocean behind their backs. That meant they were visiting in San Diego! I offered, on behalf of… Continue Reading
Last Night, The Wife and I had another couple over for dinner. We haven’t entertained at all since we moved in, and it was high time to do so. Having friends over for a meal and meeting the two-bottle minimum… Continue Reading