My friend Meleah wrote a post a while back about some of the celebrity look-a-likes in her family. It got me thinking. I’m a look-a-like. Seriously. I can’t even begin to tell you how many times people have told me “You look just like *insert obscure family member’s friend’s cousin’s psycho ex-con stalker”. I...
Did you have a hero or an idol growing up? I had a few, and I’ve collected a few new ones along the way. One thing I’ve noticed, is that heroes are harder to find as you get older. Probably because it’s harder to be impressed and easier to cut through the bullshit. So...
So, Mike came over the other night and brought along some delicious goat cheeses. When he called me about getting together to sample the cheese, he was at the grocery store. It was already late afternoon and he told me he was going to finish doing his groceries, eat something, so some stuff, etc....
Is there anything better than a freshly baked, still warm loaf of French bread? Recently, Mike called me from the grocery store and asked if I wanted to sample some cheese. Duh! He then asked if I had baguette or something. I told him I’d make some. We enjoyed the cheese with homemade French bread,...
Some of you might remember a wistful post I wrote about love and cheeseburgers and how sometimes the fondest memory is nestled between two buns. Sesame seeded, naturally. Ever since that time in Nebraska, I’ve been chasing the dragon, i.e, searching for the perfect cheeseburger! I’ve had some good ones since that time, but...
Something very traumatic happened to me today, and I’m still a little shaken up by it. Today, my life was saved and now I’m trying to save the life of another. I was leaving my house to go to work this morning, same as always. Except, I never made it to my car. As...
Since my last post was kind of depressing and morbid, here’s something completely frivolous and light hearted. It’s not cheese, but it comes from the same animal. Mostly. It’s not too hard to smile while watching these two. This is probably where they got the expression “parlor tricks” from.
