“The true delight is in the finding out rather than in the knowing.” – Isaac Asimov, author Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego – The one thing I forgot to mention in yesterday’s post was that Tuesday was an absolutely delightful day, weather-wise – the temperature rose to around 60°F, there was little wind, few clouds in… Read More A Day of Pleasure
“In politics I am growing indifferent – I would like it, if I could now return to my planting and books at home.” – Ulysses S. Grant, former president of the U.S.A. Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego – I cannot decide if the right word is incurious, indifferent, or perhaps even disinterested. But it is a… Read More Incurious
“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
“It is a curious thing… that every creed promises a paradise which will be absolutely uninhabitable for anyone of civilized taste.” – Evelyn Waugh, author Buenos Aires – While it’s still fresh in my mind I wanted to post this review from last eve – I’m now in the deep south of Tierra del Fuego,… Read More Paradise Found?
“The recipe is only music on the page it is you who will make it sing. To cook is to create, to marry ingredients as poets marry words, to play chords with flavors, to invent new and subtle harmonies.” – Roger Vergé, chef Buenos Aires – It has been quite awhile since I’ve been out… Read More Diminutive
“The Mediterranean has the color of mackerel, changeable I mean. You don’t always know if it is green or violet, you can’t even say it’s blue, because the next moment the changing reflection has taken on a tint of rose or gray.” – Vincent van Gogh Buenos Aires – Last weekend’s dinners whisked in with… Read More Ring Around the Mediterranean
“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…?