The germ may have been planted by my dear late Uncle Jim, my mom’s baby brother. That’s him on the left. He was never given to boast, although he had much to boast about. He played cornet in Michigan State’s marching band in their first ever Rose Bowl in 1954. He took his honors management degree to Columbus,Continue reading “Certifiable”
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tall’n’all
I met my buddy Juwan at Pretzel Bell (1) Monday night. I asked him for a picture, reminding him we’d taken one together 3 1/2 years ago. I also mentioned all the mileage I got by the pic seemingly showing me taller than him. I’d maxed out at 6’8″ while Juwan was listed 6’9″ orContinue reading “tall’n’all”
meer-ah-poy
Or “meer-ah-pwah”, like you Francophiles might prefer, is a concoction of simple vegetables used to flavor other dishes. It popped up as an ingredient for the octopus boil en route to octopus ceviche, which was the recipe I was pursuing. I’d heard of the concoction during my years of cooking, but never tried it. As Julia says “TheContinue reading “meer-ah-poy”
ironic
Did you ever iron your recipe cards? I just did. Several that had been in high circulation had gotten splashed, stained, and wrinkled. They just didn’t look nice anymore, despite the treats they promised. Sure, they’d still fit in the recipe box, but they deserved better. So, when I went downstairs to iron that remaining blue handkerchief from my lastContinue reading “ironic”
return to Harbal
As I unpacked the final item from our Florida trip last week – the CD holder from our car – I realized it might be high time to write this puppy up. We’d been home 5 weeks or so and I’d started the writing long ago. Time to get it done before I start forgetting the details! SoContinue reading “return to Harbal”
mega ghee
It began as something for the Spei family mid-February Christmas celebration extravgangza. The February date allows individuals to have their close family Christmas then be available sometime after Valentine’s Day for a bigger blowout. My birthdad, Dick Spei, was a gourmet/gourmand who taught all his offspring to approach each meal as if it were their last, adviceContinue reading “mega ghee”
VD24
I hope you all had a lovely Valentine’s Day, dirty foreheads and all, some of you. Mine was wonderful, although it didn’t start well. Unable to tell my wife when that Kerrytown Cabaret show started, I went looking for the tickets and couldn’t find them anywhere. I dashed off a frantic e-mail to the concert house, butContinue reading “VD24”
critics!
We bloggers get very little feedback, except for the occasional comment. But I hope y’all are likin’ what I’m writin’, mostly.
all over again
The plot of the classic movie “Groundhog Day” is that Billy Murray’s character weatherman Phil Connors experiences Groundhog Day in Punxsutawny over and over again, getting things a little better each time. The music site Best Classic Bands (1) today circulated a story on the 2020 Super Bowl commercial Murray made for Jeep. I gave you aContinue reading “all over again”
marmota monax cometh
Where did January go? On this first day of the second month, we sit on the eve of one of our most underappreciated holidays: Groundhog Day. No one takes it seriously. Banks remain open, no one gets a day off, and the postman still comes. But this day – a “cross-quarter” day smack between the winter solstice andContinue reading “marmota monax cometh”
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