Stuff unrelated to food, wine & spirits that I just feel like posting.
Buenos Aires – Happy July 4th to all my friends back in The States! I haven’t decided it I’m going to try to do something here at, say, one of the expat bars, for the 4th. Several are advertising things like “hotdogs, hamburgers, and fireworks” that somehow just don’t grab me. Burgers and hotdogs need… Read More Happy 4th!
Buenos Aires – I recently “celebrated” the one year anniversary of this blog, and given that I launched into it as I began my adventures outside of New York, it’s no surprise that another birthday pops up. My arrival in Buenos Aires to, potentially at that point, live, was July 2, 2005, a grey, drizzly… Read More Entering The Second Year
Buenos Aires – There was much yelling and shouting going out outside yesterday morning – obviously the start of the much ballyhooed Argentina versus Germany soccer, or rather futbol, match. I know nothing about soccer other than men in short shorts and round ball with alternating white hexagons and black pentagons. Now it turns out… Read More Much Ado About?
Buenos Aires – This is the starting point of a meme. Since starting blogging over a year ago I’ve wanted to start a meme. I participated in a few, but have never actually been “tagged” for one, only picking them up either on my own or when someone tags “anyone who reads this”. For those… Read More The Butterfly Effect
Buenos Aires – It’s been the talk of the food blogosphere and news writers for the last week. Whole Foods Market announced on June 16th that they were going to stop selling live lobsters (and crabs). Various emphases are mine… “Although we discovered significant improvements are possible from capture up to in-store tank conditions, we… Read More The Great Lobster Controversy
New York – I wanted to keep this a separate post from this morning’s roundup and farewell to New York. This is, simply, a thank you to all of you who have made blogging this past year rewarding and enjoyable. It feels like I’ve been blogging far longer than a year, but there it is… Read More Gracias for an Amazing Year!
New York – It has been a whirlwind of activity the last two weeks here, and now it draws to an end. The SuperShuttle will be here in a few hours to whisk me away to the airport, and it’s off to home, hearth, and Henry. The first time I came back for a visit,… Read More Farewell (Again) 212
New York – Despite the continiuing rain yesterday (apparently five days straight and counting, though it finally stopped last night), I decided to forge forth into the streets and get myself some cultcha. If you spend a bit of time wandering around the Upper East Side, one of the first things you’re reminded of is… Read More Of Mansions and Biodynamics