Braised Boneless Duck Feet
We’re lucky enough to have nearby an Asian store that carries duck feet that someone has already done the work of boning out. So no work, no worries – just pop these in your...
Monthly Archive: January 2023
A Toast: To Two Departed Ladies
The first: Johannah She was mo mhúinteoir (Irish language teacher). Battled cancer for quite some time – being a smoker didn’t help. Lass from Co. Tipperary (from which county my granddad also hailed). When...
Gnomery: Where I Haunt
I’ve already talked about being a (stinky) trail gnome. This is where. Rockhouse Hill SanctuaryOxford, Connecticut, US This is presently my “home riding area” (and likely will be until we move). It’s on what...
Dr. Fauci & Coincidental Fires
A gedankenexperiment: Let’s suppose you’re at (the bar or Dunks or wherever) and there are a few of you gathered and shooting the shit. The topic turns to a notable building in town, say...
Adobong Sawa
From time immemorial, poor people have had to learn how to make due with what was handy to eat, and do what they could to make it not only edible but GOOD. The adobo...
Sheos
The early years of the new millennium I was something of an Überjock: training six days a week at Sifu/Guro Ron’s (Monday thru Friday nights, and Saturday mornings) on both the Chinese side of...
Caviar Ravioli with Lobster Sauce
The back story: When I was just a little critter, twelve maybe, we took a trip down to Washington, DC to see the sights. For whatever reason, while we were there we went to...
My Three Concussions
Thrice now I’ve had what the medical guys call mTBI (mild traumatic brain injury), i.e. concussions. Mountain biker + martial arts student, so that shouldn’t be all that surprising. Two weren’t especially noteworthy; the...
Stinky Trail Gnome
Hi! I’m a trail gnome! What this means in practice is I carry (some) trail tools with me – notably a Silky Katanaboy saw and a Gerber E-Tool (a folding shovel) – and, as...
The Baargain Nooz
It must’ve been thirty years ago now: the phone rang, and in those days (pre-Caller ID), to know who it was, you had to answer it. So I did. “I’d like the number for...
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