At the start of 2024, I had no intention at all complete my visit of all 50 states. My initial idea was to spend a few weeks in the New England area to experience fall. But when Paul had his annual work meeting moved from New York City to New Orleans, we made the decision... Continue Reading →
Retro television alert! I'm the one with the big ears and extremely short dress. As with most people in my age group, I consumed cartoons in great quantities in my youth. While I won't pretend that sitting for hours on end in front of a television set was healthy, cartoons had a significant impact during... Continue Reading →
San Diego Comic-Con 2011 has been over for a week and while other sites may do coverage of the latest news to affect Hollywood and— god forbid— news about comics, I'm sharing the culinary side of the convention: costumes, products and food. There were the usual scantily-clad slave Leias on parade during the convention along... Continue Reading →
It's that time of year again and no, I don't mean that or even that. I'm talking about the largest pop culture convention in the world, located right here in San Diego: Comic-Con! San Diego Comic-Con International starts Wednesday with preview night and continues through Sunday and as usual, I'll be helping Paul at his Cool Jerk table, located... Continue Reading →
I love lists. I love making them and the sense of accomplishment when I can check off the items. I also love reading them: it's fast and I can do a quick read through. Now that 2008 is coming to its end, there are a slew of other lists coming out: people who have passed... Continue Reading →
So did you hear about the news this week where someone mailed bacon to a Republican Congressman as a message about pork barreling? Turns out it wasn't such a good idea. The bacon leaked through the package and forced evacuation of the office. A bomb squad came in and discovered it was just food. Personally,... Continue Reading →
My Burning Kitchen... on the road 