because who doesn't love a huge breakfast in the middle of the day?

just some thoughts on things she might find fun

I won't be here, but that doesn't mean she shouldn't live it up!

all over the USA

to keep him off WOW, and off my couch

not just speakeasys, in fact, but bars whose focus is on innovation, detail, and excellence in the art of the cocktail (and where often fussiness is the trade-off: check their websites because they all have different reservation requirements)

again, building, but with a nod to Frank Bruni

building, but for now with a nod to Phil Vettel, whose tastes overlapped enough with my own that I'm willing to follow a bunch of his suggestions

just a list of some of the things on my spice shelf

kip chose all of them

mom says at age three I publicly declared my love of beer at a social gathering, much to her mortification; these are my favorite hot weather beers

My favorite sushi spots in the local scene.