Entries Tagged as 'Food'

Say Yes

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Sometimes, on a Sunday afternoon, you just have to say yes to a box of tomatoes, however imprudent 25 pounds of red and green and striated heirlooms may be. Don't listen to the voices in your head, the doubts—listen to Sarah, who firmly believes we can cook and stew and sauce all of these tomatoes. [...]


Stuff I Did Last Weekend

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Represented Liechtenstein at the Golden Garden Fauxlympics in matching red shorts, blue shirts and gold headbands (see flag). Our team—Alex, Sarah, Charlie and I—earned the silver medal, losing to Vatican City 71 – 72. I'm not sure I trust the judges' math and objectivity. Just kidding, Lilli and Amanda—thanks for putting together this event!
Met up [...]


Portland Cheers and Jeers

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Dave and I headed to Portland Friday morning to meet Whit and Claire for a day of fun and then reunite with Shadrach for Kleinman Eruption, an annual mixed tournament.
Cheer: Lunch at Pok Pok offered distinctive and delicious Thai. I quite enjoyed my tamarind whiskey sour, the roasted game hen and the desserts—we sampled [...]


Seattle and Coffee: Who am I to resist?

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I avoided coffee addiction for much of my life. I refused to drink it as an aid to staying awake during college (and subsequently fell asleep far too much during class). I stuck to tea while I worked at Harvey Mudd for two years after graduation. My coffee consumption was limited, for the most part, [...]


Quick Brain Dump

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Finding a new place to live is hard. Seriously.
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Sometimes, mostly while eating triple cream Brie, I have a difficult time with the dilemma presented at Paganello two years ago, "Would you rather spend the [...]


Dinner with Gwyneth

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There is a young woman who is living the dream. And that young woman is Gwyneth Stokes. She worked in Zug, Switzerland last summer, riding horses and nannying for a lovely Swiss family out in the countryside. She ran around in the mountains, admiring the beautiful lake, and her social activity eventually initiated a connection [...]


Tea in Kensington, Mud in Wimbledon

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My intent is to accelerate the process of documenting my trip to Europe by providing vignettes accompanied by photographs. Here is my first attempt.
I stayed in London with a Hook teammate from Paganello 2007. My gracious host was Alexander Dunnett, more commonly known as Stylish. This peerless fellow studies Energy Systems Engineering at Imperial [...]