1. Things We Do and Say
(EAT/DRINK/Foodie Research)

... picnics. Okay, it's not really my vineyard and those aren't strangers but my friends. Alas, it was another lovely time w/the Jaffurs winery gang at the Ampaloos Vineyard where we learned about...

2. Caterpillar to Butterfly
(LIFE/Wildly Facinating)

It's remarkable to see the transformation from one type of insect to another. Below are images from the process. Previous to this the caterpillar busily spends a week or two completely eating every sc

3. New Beginnings
(LIFE/Wildly Facinating)

...steal Shaloob sausages out of the frying pan, or run off w/a chicken leg leftover. He is now a predator in another world and i hope the biggest bad-ass that no other creature would even consider snack...

4. The Littlest Big Man
(LIFE/Latest)

...of him. As my dear friend put it: "He was a super BigMan with a super BigBag and there will never be another butter lickin' turkey stealin' faucet addict like him again." You were muc...

5. The unexpected weekend.
(LIFE/Wildly Facinating)

So it was another happenstance weekend where the bits and pieces of chaos finalized into a kick-ass, land-of-plenty, show-me-the-money, moments of delight day; a great day. It was a slow start after t

6. There Was A Time
(LIFE/Esprit d\'escalier)

...reater good - for truth, with the famous and not so famous for causes i believed in. I lived a lifetime in another lifetime. To protect the trees. The fish. The people. Now i sell cake and ice c...

7. Margi Scharff
(ART/BOOKS/Art)

I was happy to come across another unique LA artist but sad to learn of her recent passing. Her work is on display at Overtones Gallery. I like the Asian collages and squareness of each pie

8. Among the Multitudes
(ART/BOOKS/Poetry)

...   I could have different ancestors, after all. I could have fluttered from another nest or crawled bescaled from another tree.    Natu...

9. Coffee Roasting
(EAT/DRINK/Foodie Research)

.... Kept stirring until 20 seconds after 2nd crack and poured them into a colander then back and forth into another bowl, allowing the chaff to blow off and to cool the beans. They looked great! Smel...

10. if sunlight fell into my universe this second
(ART/BOOKS/Poetry)

...our heart in your eyes and time stops just like that so i learn a new language i rearrange another box and wait for the sun to wane into night. ...

11. Duane's Big Night
(Archived/EAT/DRINK/Foodie Research)

images/stories/food/img_3475.jpg Day 1: Duane has been prepared Zuni Cafe style and is ready to dry in the fridge for a few days. images/stories/food/img_3476.jpg Day 2,3: Here's Duane a

12. Another Year, Another Turkey
(Archived/EAT/DRINK/Today's Menu)

Every year i receive a frozen turkey from my employer and every year i find a new way to torture my little guest. This year was no different and i took my special dinner guest "Alfie" on a