Dinner Two Ways

Dinner Two Ways

This is what I did for dinner last night.  I opened up my fridge and found some kale.  Two leftover roasted sausages.  An onion.  Bacon. I diced and fried up the bacon, and set it aside. I sautéed diced onions in the rendered fat, because that’s...
Out and About

Out and About

I went this past weekend to Ojai.  I went to Ojai with two dear friends – two of my graduate school roommates that have been faithful companions to me especially in this last year of mourning.  It would be my first time away from Hannah and Daniel since...
Everyday Life

Everyday Life

I went with Hannah yesterday to get our eyebrows done.  We go to this threading place.  It’s amazing — threading.  In case you don’t know, as I didn’t for a very long time, threading is a technique for precisely removing unwanted hair, like around...
Running in the Rain

Running in the Rain

Mom, did you know that pollution makes sunsets more colorful?  Mom, did you know that being a chemist is one the most dangerous jobs, because of your daily exposure to deadly chemicals? Mom, did you know you get wetter if you run than if you walk in the...
Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men

But little Mouse, you are not alone, In proving foresight may be vain: The best laid schemes of mice and men Go often askew, And leave us nothing but grief and pain, For promised joy! -Robert Burns Of Mice and Men The other day Hannah asked me to buy her a book She...