Driftless Appetite

Leslie vetoed my original joke.  Here we have the replacement, courtesy of Tom Waits from Glitter and Doom: Why are shrimp never served at Thanksgiving? They don’t fit in with the holiday, they are too shellfish (selfish). It works better out loud than written out… Have a great Thanksgiving everyone!

Every year, my grandparents come over to America from the Philippines.  Besides looking forward to seeing them of course, I look forward to my pasalubong or present from back home.  My favorite is the chocolate.  They have about half a dozen cacao trees growing in the yard and they are always teeming with fruit.  My [...]

Why is it that we love to eat out?  What is it we’re really looking for when we go to a restaurant?  It can’t be just the food.  I can cook for myself.  It can’t be because we don’t have to do the dishes if we eat out (although that’s part of it).  It’s not [...]

“I’m trying to impress people here Lisa.  You don’t win friends with salad.” -Homer Simpson Have you ever seen people gathering around a bowl of salad?  Not me.  Last October (the first weekend), Keith and I attended one of his company parties.  I expected a normal, uneventful company party.   Little did I know he [...]