Stuff unrelated to food, wine & spirits that I just feel like posting.
“Experience is something you don’t get until just after you need it.” Buenos Aires – The last day of the year is, of course, a completely arbitrary point on the timeline. Here in BA, this evening will be a barrage and cacaphony of works and crackers of the fire sort, and is a time best… Read More Wrap it up with a bow
“‘Calmness,’ said Aaron quietly, ‘is a drink we can buy in the bar next door. Come.’” – from One More For The Road, by Ray Bradbury Buenos Aires – Virtually everyone who visits this town, and many who live here, comment regularly on the bus system. Apparently buses are the theme of the day, as… Read More And One More For The Road
“The important thing is not so much the style of martial art but the style of the instructor. Watch classes. Basic ones and advanced ones. See if it will match your preferences.” – Rob Colasanti, President, National Association of Professional Martial Arts Buenos Aires – Everyone has their own cultural things they like to do.… Read More Dragonstrike
“Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven.” – Yiddish proverb Adrogué – It was back to the suburbs with yet another mission, the first one having been interesting, and perhaps filling, but not… fulfilling. This time, it was a mission of learning. For the last couple of… Read More Filling Kneads
“I’ve become wary of interviews in which you’re forced to go back over the reasons why you made certain decisions. You tend to rationalize what you’ve done, to intellectually review a process that is often intuitive.” – Peter Weir, Film Director Buenos Aires – Just a quick “check out the interview” with FoodCandy, a much… Read More Waitin’ on da Bus
He who interrupts the course of his spiritual exercises and prayer is like a man who allows a bird to escape from his hand; he can hardly catch it again.” – St. John of the Cross, Christian mystic Buenos Aires – I’m a day or two behind Robert at Line of Sight in writing up… Read More Spiritual Exercise
“Well they have loved to wander, Their feet they have not restrained.” – Jeremiah 14:10, Old Testament Bible Buenos Aires – The reason for the trip out to the west was simple. Pizza pilgrimage. Recommended by several locals as “the” place for a “true porteño pizza experience”. Touted by numerous commenters on places like Guia… Read More The (Not So) Wild West
A little dirt on our carrots doesn’t mean they’re organic.” – Kelly Barron, “10 Things Your Farmer’s Market Won’t Tell You”, Smart Money Buenos Aires – I’ve been thinking about going out to and writing up the Mercado Central for a long time. It’s an interesting trip to make for those who are into farmers’… Read More Under the Big Top