Warm Mineral Springs: A Taste of Eastern Europe in Southwest Florida
BD and I have been enjoying a few glorious days in Florida. The sun has been shining and the temperature has been in the mid 80s, and the humidity is low. My dad’s house here is a wonderful refuge...
View ArticleA beautiful sight: The American Bald Eagle
Happy New Year everyone. BD and I are 2 hours into the Twilight Zone Marathon on the SciFi channel, and its doubtful either of us will be up until midnight, but I’m looking forward to 2009 just the...
View Articleno food here
I haven’t cooked anything requiring a recipe since that pizza, so my apologies for the lack of updates. I did go on Spring Break 2009 though and the result is two verses to a new song, lyrics by me....
View ArticleVignola: Eating Local in Portland Maine
I’m in Portland for a long weekend of political science and exploring the furthest point northeast I’ve been in the US. I’ve never traveled to Maine before, and as you can maybe tell from previous...
View ArticleEating Well and Walking it Off in Portland Maine: The Porthole and The Blue...
I’m back from my weekend in Portland Maine. Claudia and I managed to really get the most out of the weekend, taking panel discussions from the New England Political Science Association conference...
View ArticleBreakfast in New York: Bar Americain and Norma’s
I’ll be perfectly honest, the days when I miss living in New York are few and far between. Mostly I love “country living,” but also as time has passed many of my friends have moved out of the city....
View ArticleSummertime in Saratoga Springs
There’s no place in this fine country I’d rather be. This is approximately my 25th summer in Saratoga Springs, 26th if you count the trip my mom took when she was 5 months pregnant with me. I will...
View ArticleBeing well-fed by others: Bruschetta Pizza in California
BD and I are in California for the week, visiting our friends, and currently, spending a few days at Yosemite National Park. I’ll have pictures up on Flickr maybe when we get back. In the meantime,...
View ArticleBrunch in the Windy City
I had the good fortune of spending the last four days in Chicago, one of my favorite cities. Among other things, I managed to fit in two (2!) trips to the Handlebar Cafe, my favorite of the...
View ArticleMy Saratoga Post
I recently returned from my too-short summer vacation to Saratoga Springs. As some readers already know, I go to Saratoga pretty much every year, and it is absolutely my favorite place to be. Its my...
View ArticleRisotto in South Bend
So tonight was my last evening in the Midwest (probably). Yesterday we spent the day over on campus at Notre Dame, which was every bit as beautiful as all the pictures and movies make it out to be....
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