Stuff unrelated to food, wine & spirits that I just feel like posting.
“The mate was a mighty sailing man, The skipper brave and sure. Five passengers set sail that day For a three hour tour, a three hour tour.” – from the lyrics to Gilligan’s Island (as if you didn’t recognize it) Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego – Okay, we were eight passengers and it was a four… Read More El Culo del Mundo
“If there’s a bright center to the universe, you’re on the planet that it’s farthest from.” – Luke Skywalker, Star Wars Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego – The three and some hour flight is uneventful as I wing my way to the furthest south point of “civilization” on the globe, setting me down in a mountain… Read More The Very Deep South
“I gotta work out. I keep saying it all the time. I keep saying I gotta start working out. It’s been about two months since I’ve worked out. And I just don’t have the time. Which uh..is odd. Because I have the time to go out to dinner. And uh..and watch tv. And get a… Read More Do You Guys Eat Like This…?
Those of you who aren’t part of my Facebook connections, or Casa SaltShaker’s facebook fan page, or my Twitter feed (yes, I do all those things, they don’t really take up that much time unless you let yourself get sucked into it) [Edit: I dropped Twitter when Musk when crazy], probably didn’t know that Wednesday,… Read More 4th!
“Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door always open tempts no suitor.” – Marcus Valerius Martial, poet Buenos Aires – Some of you may remember last year’s Masters of Food and Wine event, which, other than one negative… Read More Rare ≠ Quality
“Argentine shrine, forty miles west of Buenos Aires. Its main object of devotion is a small doll-like statue of the Blessed Virgin; her head is surrounded by a golden aureole and is crowned with hundreds of diamonds and other precious stones. The Basilica of Our Lady of Luján is the most important pilgrimage center in… Read More Visiting Our Lady
“This holy land, this semi-Eden, was supposed to be spotless, a serious equivalent of Disneyland in which not a single candy wrapper is to stay on the ground for more than a few minutes.” – Marvin Olasky, Journalism Professor Buenos Aires – Somewhere along the line after the big Shawarma Chronicles series, I forgot to… Read More Holy Holy Land!
“I prefer a quartet, it makes everyone work harder.” – Adrian Belew, guitarist and singer Buenos Aires – Having fallen a bit behind in my various postings, I realized I hadn’t been keeping up on the last sessions of our Color Palate of Italy course. The first group finished up the ten session class this… Read More Classy Quartet