pilgrim’s progress Last year, my parents walked the Camino de Santiago – the medieval pilgrimage road through Spain ending at the town of Santiago de Compostela. My parents are devout Catholics, in the most hippie sense of that description: they are pacifists, oppose capital punishment, and believe every life is sacred – so we must … Continue reading
internet dating vs. beef stew & parsnip mash Recently, I’ve begun dating on the internets, and it has been mostly “meh”. Which is not to say that every man I’ve met has not accurately represented himself, been intelligent, employed, polite, and good looking. I find something in common with each of them. But the interview … Continue reading
boy-shaped love drug & the best pumpkin pie alternative Poets likened love to a disease, Donne called it a canker worm, eating at the tender rose, like a cancer or virus weakening the host cell. But The Beatles said all you need is love, to save, to heal, to act as a salve curing the loneliness … Continue reading
defining moments Coming up with recipes and menus is often about defining a moment rather than a taste. Yes, I’m trying to make a dish that tastes good, but I’m also trying to distill the essence of a particular moment into a flavor – communicate the breadth of all the feels I have but am … Continue reading
root beer floats to lift a heavy heart In all my hippy belief that the universe will sort everything out, sometimes things happen that are inherently unfair. On the global scale of war, poverty, and disease to the personal injustices of death, hurt, loss, it’s hard to rationalize when bad things happen to good people. … Continue reading
hippie karma & vegan cookies I’m always wary when things are going too well; I never get that lucky. Something comically disastrous is just waiting to happen when the going is good, and it always does. The reverse is true too: just when that bully Fate steals my lunch money, yet again, someone reaches out and … Continue reading
July 24th is National Tequila Day and I need to work late Which can be filed under the “most unfortunate sentences spoken today” along with “I missed the boat to Ibiza”, “At least you didn’t make me cry this time”, and “We’re experiencing train traffic ahead of us, please be patient”. So while I’m doing … Continue reading
