I walked into the bathroom at work this morning and it smelled like delicious breakfast food. I should add that our office shares a wall with a coffee shop/bakery that specializes in waffles and other tasty treats, so that isn’t… Read More ›
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Existential Meatloaf Crisis
I was chatting with my parents during our usual Sunday phone call yesterday and they asked what we were having for dinner. “Grilled meatloaf,” I replied, and launched into this lengthy narrative about how you preheat the grill to 350º,… Read More ›
Bachelor Chronicles: Day 7
If yesterday’s post appeared to end rather abruptly, that’s not your imagination. After several hot hours outside, and several gin and sodas, things kind of got away from me. First, Tara tried to video call me, but I couldn’t figure… Read More ›
Bachelor Chronicles: Day 3
Yesterday evening, after I’d thoroughly watered the garden and outdoor plants, I successfully predicted the future. Naturally, I’m sure it will start pouring any second now, I blogged. Naturally, it did. And was accompanied by such an incredible display of… Read More ›
Bachelor Chronicles: Day 2
My aunt left an interesting comment on Facebook in response to my boat post. Years ago (and I mean really years ago and not just before the pandemic), when I visited you from California, we had lunch at a restaurant… Read More ›
Bachelor Chronicles: Day 1
I’ve decided to go ahead and blog every day that Tara is gone, just for posterity (not to mention a public record of how unwell I function in her absence…humility be damned, I’m going for it!). These posts won’t be… Read More ›
An Intimate Dinner of 100
Tara stopped by a local food co-op last week and found black garlic. She bought a bag, reminiscing over the amazing black garlic aioli we used to enjoy from Pacific House in Vancouver, WA. “Let’s make our own!” I said,… Read More ›
