I asked—rhetorically perhaps?—in my previous post what it is that makes me happy. I asked this question at least somewhat because I have not been particularly happy of late. I attribute these low spirits (this wreath of miasma?) to a confluence of circumstances, circumstances I will not discuss herein.
I don't have any "solution" to [...]
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. [...]
I spent the final week of August with my family—my parents Melanie and Federico and my sister Nicole and her fiancée Mark—at a small cabin on a lake in New Hampshire. As we do every year, we swam and read and cooked and ate and talked and laughed and played Mexican Train Dominoes. And, as [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
I know I am about two weeks late now with this post but I have to start somewhere. In my defense, I spent the 48 hours directly following Potlatch in Los Angeles, with my family at my grandmother's memorial service. And then I was "normal" for three days and then I was sidelined from life [...]