I was on the Big Island of Hawaii recently, where I broke a bone in my foot. It's a crummy thing to have happen on vacation, surely, bu...

In the past 12h, my kitchen has been the epicenter of quite the cooking-quake: Started off with a full cooked breakfast (including freshly-m...

A friend and I have thrown around the phrase "things that look good on paper" lately. Which has me thinking about the things in m...

Working the Mosaic coffee bar, I pride myself in knowing regulars by their drink choice. I may have virtually no idea what their names are,...

So I'm about to go back to CA for the first time in five years. I'd been having strong Monterey cravings over the past year, and I ...

I've had quite the leisurely week - exactly the kind that summer break is supposed to provide. Good, restorative days that lead you to f...

A year or so ago, some friends were over for dinner, and - inexplicably - we started this list. I just rediscovered it in with some other p...

My summer reading pile, in no particular order: Here in Daytona - not that I envision a ton of time for reading, but better to have too much...

It's that time of year, again (already). Late spring - marked by an acceleration to the finish line, exacerbated by a late spring break...

I finally got to see a shuttle launch all up-close-and-personal! I often disparage the local news channel , especially after having been edi...

It's Spring Break (finally!), and I have an overly ambitious reading list. To which I will permit myself to attend once my term grades ...

This morning, on the way to school, I was singing in my car - as I do, loudly - when I drove through the orange groves on either side of the...

Several of my current favorite songs all have the word "hurricane" in the lyrics. I like to think it's not because of my mete...