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Travel Tips for Infrequent Travelers

Posted on November 15, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

So, yeah, my Person of Interest DVDs arrived, and with the combo pack, there are too many ways to watch, so I’m late again.  When I’m at home, I watch the blu-ray discs on my big tv, and when I’m … Continue reading →

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Compliments?

Posted on November 11, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

After weeks of working out schedules, my friend Diane (who told me about code switching) and I caught up last week over Skype.  (As an aside, I’m not sure we sufficiently appreciate the magic of Skype, which 20 years ago … Continue reading →

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Tardy Posts – I’m Obsessed

Posted on November 8, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

I don’t have any good excuses for why my past two Thursday posts have come out on Friday.  The truth of the matter is that I’m spending every free minute I have watching old episodes of Person of Interest.  Have … Continue reading →

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Cold Brew Coffee: the Last Post

Posted on November 4, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

I know, I know – this is my THIRD POST on cold brew (I wrote about it here and here), but I promise it will be my last. Future cold brew information will be shared as a drib or a … Continue reading →

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Hotel Wish List

Posted on November 1, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

Earlier this week, a friend of mine posted a link to an article the Points Guy wrote about things he’d like to see in more hotel rooms.  It’s a good start, but I have a few additional requests. Electrical outlets … Continue reading →

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More Lazy Foodie Contradiction “Recipes”

Posted on October 28, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

In my last post, I promised “recipes” for chili, nachos, Sazeracs, and toddies.  I realize that there are thousands of recipes for each of these things (except maybe the nachos), all with precise, measured amounts.  And I love trying new … Continue reading →

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Lazy Foodie Contradiction “Recipes”

Posted on October 24, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

I realized on my drive home from dinner last night that I lead a life of contradictions.  For instance, I’ve mentioned before that I’m happy to chop 20 different vegetables into quarter-inch dice for minestrone, but I refuse to mix … Continue reading →

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TwtV: Toronto: Food, Cocktails, and Wine

Posted on October 22, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

Loraine and I went to Toronto this past weekend to visit our friend, Marco, whom we met and got to know in Italy when he got recruited to spend ten hours on a Friday driving us to far-apart wineries in … Continue reading →

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Charlotte Cooper’s Galt Cave

Posted on October 17, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

When I finally get fed up with the misogyny and misandry and general divisiveness that’s taking over the world, and every day, that moment creeps ever closer, I’m going to build my own version of Galt’s Gulch (I call it … Continue reading →

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Rewiring Marshmallow Chickens

Posted on October 14, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

When I first started working with my miraculous, executive coach, one of the exercises she made me do was to think about what my dream job would be like and catalog every detail.  The idea is that you can’t do … Continue reading →

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