1. Santorini
(LIFE/Latest)

It's taken me awhile to process this trip... so I am going to start with... the people of Greece! I will always remember Michali and his trick called The Parrot . Then there's the spectacular Ste

2. I was soooo cool back in the day...
(LIFE/Esprit d\'escalier)

Back in the day i had short hair and you could frequently spot me on my motorcycle wearing black pumps, a Harley jacket and headed down to the beach or out to the small town of Julian (just for the ri

3. The early years.
(LIFE/Joie de Vivre)

I started to scan in some of my old photos last month and its been quite a treat. Hard to believe my brother and I were so young, silly and goofy (we thought we were totally rad). Did you know

4. Jodie - Update!
(FILM+TV/Film)

...e. Did any ever see the film "The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane?" ---- Update: Itsy's Movie Review Went to see the movie and it's GREAT! Think: Thelma & Louise meets ...

5. The first rule of "Dinner at Itsy's" is we don't talk about "Dinner at Itsy's."
(EAT/DRINK/Today's Menu)

Yes it's true. I'm the kind of friend who will invite you over for dinner so you can do all of the heavy-lifting while i drink wine and yap. Still, knowing this, people come over... and I happily put

6. Itsy's House of Wine
(EAT/DRINK/Foodie Research)

...his for a friend tonight and whomever else wanders through my door to see what they think. I made wine. Itsy made wine!!! ...

7. He's not naked - only nude;-)
(LIFE/Joie de Vivre)

This is the closest thing to porn you'll ever see on my site - a photograph of my beloved friend Jerry. We decided at 11pm to camp, packed some food and left Del Mar, driving like Themla & Louise

8. Did anyone hear me scream?
(LIFE/Latest)

...t back on how this solution works out. My parting words to everyone: BACKUP. Don't be me. Don't pull an Itsy. ;-( ...

9. Transformation...
(LIFE/Esprit d\'escalier)

We're a bit early for fall, but I read this poem and loved the message - it reminded me of transformation; from caterpillar to butterfly - ourselves becoming free only to become something else. It'

10. Chez Itsy's Smoked Pork Tacos
(EAT/DRINK/Today's Menu)

I smoked a small pork roast for an unbelievable 11 hours on Sunday in my Stella and - WOW - what came out was sublime pork heavenly-goodness. Even though my (spur-of-the-moment) decision to take a din

11. When Pigs Fly
(EAT/DRINK/Foodie Research)

...ctly roasted beans from my absolutely favorite roaster (fyi: this is always a much appreciated gift for Itsy), but... i crave knowledge, knowledge gained from experience, and apparently this can only ...

12. Two Girls and a Lobster
(EAT/DRINK/Flavor Spot)

Some of the best things in life aren't free. Some of the best things in life require driving through the arm-pit of Hell-Ay to the San Gabriel valley, into the heart of the nations largest Asian Ame

13. Bangkok 2005
(LIFE/Esprit d\'escalier)

I love this photo taken in April 2005 of my sister Val and i in Thailand. I look like a happy chipmunk jetting through the streets of Bangkok on a Tuk-Tuk.

14. Coffee Roasting, Part II
(EAT/DRINK/Foodie Research)

...uit of my toil and will continue to if only to inspire better results. The espresso is horrible at Chez Itsy and that, that's almost more that i can admit to. Sigh. ...

15. Curry!
(EAT/DRINK/Today's Menu)

...ared this dish i used lamb - this time i choose chicken and it was delightful. The house smells like Itsy's House of Bombay and indeed nothing could be more satiating to the senses, (well almost no...

16. day twelve, class nine
(LIFE/Joie de Vivre)

...ter cardio, muscle tone, stregnth in every part of my body... Uh, why wasn't i doing this before? Hello itsy? So the experiment continues... i am doing my own 60 day challenge, hopefully not get...

17. poetry and the house of fun
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