More like a "on the path to middle age list".

Learn Spanish
Learn how to surf
Learn how to sail
Learn capoeira
Get myself unstuck from being a homebody a little more
Declutter my house, which declutters my mind
Learn how to really cook one 'other' cuisine well

It struck me today how awesome my 35th year has been already, and it gave me great hope that it ( Read more... )

I had a day on Monday that was, I freely admit, somewhat life-altering.  Let me explain.  No, is too much.  Let me sum up ( Read more... )

I honestly think it was.  I don't know if it was the day, my attitude toward it, or a combination of that or something completely different, but damn, 35 ROCKS ( Read more... )

Back story: I spent early childhood in West Texas.  WEST Texas.  Eighty-seven miles from the Mexican border, for reference, just about directly south of Carlsbad, NM (though that was more like one hundred and eighty seven miles); needless to say, there was a certain theme to the restaurant offerings.  If you've never had a sopapilla, you are ( Read more... )

Before I launch into it, let me assure you that I am under no illusion that I really 'get' any of this, because I have a) not been in the outside work force for quite some time b) I have a typically "fuzzy" background in terms of degrees and career choices, and c) what was C.  Anyway, more coffee.

Reading this article, and many others like it, I ( Read more... )

Went to vote this morning, and as I was clicking that little wheel, overheard one of the polling place workers talking about what I finally figured out was his time in the Pacific - as in, a 19-year-old in 1944, 1945, in the Pacific.  Exactly.  There was something sort of fitting about voting and listening to him chat with the woman sitting next to ( Read more... )

I was at Starbuck's this morning, as one does.  The man in front of me had his order down to a science, including the omission of 'please' or 'thank you'.  I cannot begin to tell you how much this kind of behavior makes me absolutely batshit crazy.  If you can't be bothered to waste 2 seconds of airspace to extend some common courtesy to the people ( Read more... )

What We Had

whole wheat hamburger buns in freezer
leftover quinoa
goat cheese
onions
ketchup
half a container of Pomi tomatoes
Worcestershire
garlic
mint from the deck garden
lemons
oil, salt, pepper, vinegar, etc

What I Got

Bell peppers (1 red, 1 green)
1 bunch kale
carrots
tomatoes (4 or 5 on the vine)
ground turkey (Costco - 4 pack on sale, whoop)

What We Ate

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half a bag of lentils (250 g or so ( Read more... )

This is my new favorite blog: Four Pounds Flour.

This is my new favorite quote:

Why bother deciphering a recipe over 150 years old?

You can take a collection of words and measurements written long ago, and turn it into a physical object. You can create something that looks, smells, and tastes just like it did hundreds of years agoI dunno about ( Read more... )