Stuff unrelated to food, wine & spirits that I just feel like posting.
Buenos Aires – I had a couple of hours before my lunch date yesterday, and after running a few errands found myself near to the Plaza Congreso. The plaza has become home to daily gatherings of the unemployed and/or homeless – most just seem to choose a spot that is theirs for the day, some… Read More A Beaux Arts Walk
Buenos Aires – This is going to be a bit of a rambling post, mostly just catching up on a variety of things over the past couple of days since returning home. My apology isn’t for the length of the post, it’s really not that long (one of my best friends says my restaurant reviews… Read More Musings and Apologies
Tigre, Argentina – A mere 20 miles northwest of Buenos Aires is the small city of Tigre, basically at the entrance to the Delta area of the Parana River. Founded in 1580, historically Tigre was a combination farming community and port for loading boats with timber harvested from the islands and riverbanks of the Delta.… Read More A Brief Glimpse of the Tiger
New York City – As promised a couple of days ago, I’m sharing a proud moment in my life with you. Last night was the ceremony for receiving my blackbelt in kenpo, something I’ve been working towards since August of 1998 when I first started studying the art. Because this was not held at our… Read More And Now, Presenting…
New York City – Well, it’s unofficial, but I passed my blackbelt test! 10½ hours yesterday covering pretty much everything I’ve studied for the last 7½ years, teaching a couple of classes, and I was done. A little different than our school’s standard blackbelt test which usually is done with a small group and spread… Read More Tired but Happy!
New York City – New Year’s Day dawned bright and clear, but cold, and we decided that since the Museum of Modern Art was open, we’d head that way for a few hours of “culture.” MoMA, as it is generally known in these parts was recently completely renovated, revamped, and repriced – there were cries… Read More Two Takes on Modern
New York City – Wow! The first post of 2006! Happy New Year all. So let’s cram a little of everything into this post. I know it’s probably sounded like I haven’t done much of anything but eat for the last few days since arriving here, but in truth, a large amount of my time… Read More Happy New Year!
New York City – My e-mail box went empty for several days, other than the ubiquitous offers for various erectile dysfunction products, credit cards, and pleas for help in transferring millions out of one country or another. I chalked it up to the holidays, I chalked it up to you guys giving me a break… Read More Just Noodling…