Author’s Note: Here’s the link to the podcast on Animal Radio http://animalradio.com/top.php The interview begins at 00:33:20 Before the day’s commotion begins I like to rise… Read more “Now I’ve A Soon-To-Be Celebrity Cat”
Category: People
Contraception + Viagra = WTF (Literally & Figuratively)
Neighbors actually talk to each other in my neighborhood. Here’s a recent conversation that I overheard between spouse and another retired man as he walked his dog.… Read more “Contraception + Viagra = WTF (Literally & Figuratively)”
The Power of Post Menopausal Women
I’m still catching my breath after a vigorous walk with a woman who became my friend after seeking me out because, she explained, “I like your energy… Read more “The Power of Post Menopausal Women”
They Eat Horses, Don’t They?
I’m a part-time vegetarian. That means I’m an omnivore but heavy on the herbivore side. In other words, my heart prefers non-meat foods, but my carnivorous soul requires… Read more “They Eat Horses, Don’t They?”
Sit Back–Enjoy The Show–Nosh Venison Sliders
Author’s note: This is a continuation of a series of blogs about the experience of watching my daughter, Chef Dakota Weiss, make her way through Bravo TV’s… Read more “Sit Back–Enjoy The Show–Nosh Venison Sliders”
429 Anti-Inflammatory Flames of Good
This floodgate of what I now call “sparks of light from the prism” amaze me. It is everywhere. I find good deeds in my newspaper’s letters to the editor, on Facebook, in books I’m given, and from random discoveries. A heightened awareness of good seems to foster more good. It also spins my Irish temper into an Irish toast. What would once have given me cause to jump all over some nincompoop now coerce me into smiles and humor.
An Ugly Box With A Beautiful Gift
Sparkling ribbons and paper swathed the holiday season with excitement, expectation and surprise. Tenderly, I removed each ribbon so that it could be reused–a sentimental and frugal habit.… Read more “An Ugly Box With A Beautiful Gift”
It’s Trite, But Winning Top Chef Isn’t “Everything”
Author’s note: This is a continuation of a series of blogs about the experience of watching my daughter, Chef Dakota Weiss, make her way through Bravo TV’s… Read more “It’s Trite, But Winning Top Chef Isn’t “Everything””
Top Chef Texas–Dakota’s Sauce Sinks and Gazpacho Flies
Ah, it’s holiday time in LA. Lit like drunken fireflies, 50-foot yachts cruise the harbors at night. Steaming sweet tamales delight the air above a Los Posadas procession on Olvera Street. Scientology Santa greets menorah lighting Santa in Hollywood. Ice skating hotel guests, in shorts and tank tops, slip, spin and slide on synthetic ice in the 70-degree sun over the pool at the W, Westwood.
My Top Chef Cheftestant Kid Plays With Food
Author’s note: This is a continuation of a series of blogs about the experience of watching my daughter, Chef Dakota Weiss, make her way through Bravo TV’s… Read more “My Top Chef Cheftestant Kid Plays With Food”
The Muse Pallet 