“It’s not about what happened in the past, or what you think might happen in the future. It’s about the ride, for Christ’s sake. There is no point in going through all this crap, if your are not going to enjoy the ride. And you know what… when you least expect something great might come… Read More Along Came Paula
“The tango is a feeling that is danced. That’s why it is not choreographed, though it can have sequences, like all feelings. You can dance love, rage, happiness, pleasure, every mood. The tango is not a dance to demonstrate ability but rather an interpretation of feeling. It is not just moving your feet and posturing.… Read More The Tucson Tango
“Truth is the shattered mirror strewn in myriad bits; while each believes his little bit the whole to own.” – Robert Burton, 17th century English writer and clergyman Random notes…. When you have leftover par-cooked lasagna noodles, what do YOU do with them? I took a baking pan and put butter, brown sugar, raisins and… Read More Bits and Bites
“Slow and steady wins the race.” – Robert Lloyd, 18th century poet When people ask for recommendations for a steakhouse here, my list tends to be pretty short, and not particularly in tune with most tourism guides. Those tend to focus on places where either a) service is focused on tourists with waiters who speak… Read More Still Going Strong
“I was doing stand-up at a restaurant and there was a chalkboard on the street out front. It said, ‘Soup of the Day: Cream of Asparagus. Ellen DeGeneres.’” – Ellen DeGeneres, comedienne It’s such a pleasure after a string of pricey and/or uninteresting restaurants to come out of a relatively new one thinking, “that’s the… Read More Chalk Up Another Winner!
“Tis’ better to live your own life imperfectly than to imitate someone else’s perfectly.” – Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia Do we have a place for Elizabeth Gilbert here in Buenos Aires…. No need to spend a year on “sabbatical” traveling around Italy and India,… Read More East Meets West, No Fusion Intended
I was going to put a quote from the Queen Mother, Norodom Monineath, of Cambodia, but if the internet is at all accurate, it seems the woman, who has been a Cambodian royal for 60 years now, speaks fluent Khmer, French and English, has never uttered a word in public. She smiles, she waves, she… Read More The Queen Mum’s BD
“The gizzard, also referred to as the ventriculus, gastric mill, and gigerium, is an organ found in the digestive tract of some animals, including birds, reptiles, earthworms and some fish. This specialized stomach constructed of thick, muscular walls is used for grinding up food; often rocks are instrumental in this process. In certain insects and… Read More Chicken Nuggets