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Cold Brew Coffee: Compromise

Posted on October 10, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

So, cold brew coffee.  As I reported a couple of months ago, it is a gigantic pain in the ass to make.  Despite following the same steps every time I make it, each batch varies in strength and flavor.  But, … Continue reading →

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Gluttony: Sinful and (Almost) Sinless Versions

Posted on October 7, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

I eat out more than I should, especially for someone with not enough willpower when it comes to eating things that she shouldn’t.  Given how much I travel, I can’t avoid eating out, and there’s a limit to the number … Continue reading →

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Travels with the Viking: Buenos Aires

Posted on October 3, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

[My writing teacher advised me to try to sell this piece to a magazine, but I can’t find the right one, and the freshness is fading.  Also, my horrible cold has drained all the energy and creativity out of me, … Continue reading →

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Fish or Cut Bait?

Posted on September 30, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

One of the hardest things about visiting a place where I used to live is that there is never enough time to see everyone I want to see.  And so I find that when I visit these metropolitan areas, instead … Continue reading →

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Battle of the Sexes: I’m Furious

Posted on September 26, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

I’ve noticed over the last five years or so that my rage is quicker to ignite when I see sexism in social media or the news.  The swirl around Marissa Mayer and Sheryl Sandberg because they’re women irritates me.  It’s … Continue reading →

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Bartender Trouble Resolved

Posted on September 23, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

I figured out my bartender thing.  I definitely have a preference for bartenders who mix cocktails over bartenders who draw beer or pour slugs of hard liquor into shot glasses.  But I had a revelation last week when I was … Continue reading →

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Travels with the Viking: Australia, Part 3: Wine in the Barossa Valley

Posted on September 19, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

When you only have a week in Australia, one of you has been before, and the one who hasn’t wants to know everything there is to know about wine, you have to make some hard choices.  Do you stay in … Continue reading →

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Travels with the Viking: Australia, Part 2: Forced March

Posted on September 16, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

Yet another reason that Loraine and I are good travel companions is that we are the exact same kind of lazy.  There was a five year stretch of time when I had to worry about getting from a meeting at … Continue reading →

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Travels with the Viking: Australia, Part 1: Transportation

Posted on September 12, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

One of the things I love best about traveling with Loraine (aka, the Viking) is that it doesn’t take us long to decide to travel somewhere.  Our “planning” for our trip to Australia at the end of August consisted of … Continue reading →

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Marissa Mayer and Deadly Sins

Posted on September 9, 2013 by travelfoodandlife

The week before I left for vacation in Australia (and more on this in future posts), I came across a long article about Marissa Mayer, the CEO of Yahoo!.  She’s in the news a lot as she tries to turn … Continue reading →

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