The east and west halves of New Mexico have always been divided by the Rio Grande rift, and now scientists say the fault line is expanding, making the drive across the state that much… slower. To stretch out our trip to Santa Fe to visit mom even more, we took a drive through the lowlands [...]
some time ago, we used to be invited every year by a friend from college for Xmas Eve dinner. his boyfriend was French so the feast (stuffed tenderloin, green beans, Burgundy wines etc.) was fabulous. however, one year his boyfriend became bored when a small group of us started discussing art, philosophy, and other “intellectual [...]
on a hot afternoon after visiting the lovely city of Sintra, Portugal, after discovering a delicious drink called Amarguinha (almond liquor served with lots of fresh squeezed lemon and ice), after discovering that the dessert the Portuguese call “Byronian” was—in one word—a cracker, some pals and i took a long, winding bus ride to the [...]
this black and white cuteness made the milk that went into the licorice ice cream from Fosselman’s in Pasadena: nice purple! this black and white cuteness… did this: nice purple!
Jacques Pepin has a great show on television called Fast Food My Way, where he prepares a three course dinner in a hour, from start to finish. the details are lovely to watch, if you’re not too busy drooling: the way he slices an onion, or spreads jam on poundcake. one of my favorite things [...]
here’s a self-portrait in the rain, looking at the mudding going on inside the new Resnick pavilion at LACMA. whereas our little project spells out “ATM,” this bit of wall spells “POM.”
every once in awhile we take a bullet and agree to work (gratis) for certain non-profits of a spiritual persuasion. we do this, despite what a friend of mine—a non-profit consultant by choice—says about dealing with those kind of non-profits: “RUN!” this year for their fundraiser they wanted to make t-shirts, and suggested putting a [...]
joy comes in so many flavors these days, and here’s Canine Sherman’s favorite way to express it: joy also comes in the form of salted caramel ice cream. the recipe calls for 5 egg yolks and a shitload of milk/butter/cream. turn the orphaned egg whites into pizza dough, top with salami, avocado and fall tomatoes [...]
the wonderful folks at Chamber Four have put my story “Eupcaccia” into their fiction anthology (download for free!) they are also putting up an interview in which i dodge all sorts of bullets, in addition to a drawing. they couldn’t put up a video as an author photo, so i’m posting it here instead. [ [...]
