When I woke up yesterday, I checked my phone. Hillary Rodham Clinton took the popular vote in California. Not by a little but by winning nearly 56% of the vote, a wide margin. And with that, she effectively became the democratic presidential nominee. I did not think I would see the day that a major … Continue reading When I Woke Up Yesterday
Thoughts
Kitchen Hacks
There are some things that I do pretty religiously in the kitchen to cut down on cooking time/prep time but not sacrifice flavor. Here I'm hoping to list a few of them, and update as I get use new hacks. Garlic at the ready: Trader Joe's Pre-peeled Garlic. TJs sells these in little vacuum packed … Continue reading Kitchen Hacks
First few days in Peru
If you know me and Mita, odds are we have old you, at length, about our trip to Peru! What you might not know is that I brought an awesome medium format camera, which uses a lens the size of a small soup can to take photos on a piece of film the size of … Continue reading First few days in Peru
Bad Science in the Media
According to the NYTimes and some researchers at the University of Washington, giving your kid a warning before turning off the TV doesn't help the transition go smoothly. Except that's not what the study found. They had parents keep diaries of children's screen time, and found that transitions that were preceded by warnings don't go any … Continue reading Bad Science in the Media
Redstate.com is with her
For those who don't spend any time in the fever-swamps of the right wing, redstate.com is one of the reliable standard bearers. As it's name suggests, it's pretty reliably right wing. And yet, in the wake of Trump's presumptive nomination, they are unambiguously throwing their weight behind HRC. Oh, don't get me wrong, they say … Continue reading Redstate.com is with her
Sun-dried tomato and Basil Baked Ricotta
Date nights are important. I talk to Tyler regularly, but it's not the same as sitting down on a designated day, with some food that's a little different than usual, maybe drinks that are a little different, maybe music that's a little different, and letting conversation wander. Nine years in, and I cannot express the value … Continue reading Sun-dried tomato and Basil Baked Ricotta
Free College For Northerners (or Why the South Votes Clinton)
As the primary season winds on, I hear a bit of dismay from Sanders supporters that he never seemed to get within 30 points of Clinton below the Mason Dixon line, without much thought about what this might mean beyond the electoral math. This is unfortunate, because while Sanders aims to fix the political system so it … Continue reading Free College For Northerners (or Why the South Votes Clinton)
So that was 2015
2015 is done and over -- we are now a whole four days into 2016. It's a new year. We rang in the new year in Buxton, ME at a home with a few friends. It was strikingly beautiful -- an old schoolhouse restored to be a home, complete with a spiral staircase. It was … Continue reading So that was 2015
Global Sympathy
It's been hard to be on social media for the past few days. There is so much discussion about the attacks in Paris and its devastating effects, but only trickles of discussion about the attacks in Lebanon that happened just the day before. Then there are the few discussions shaming those who attempt to point … Continue reading Global Sympathy
California for a second
I'm in California, for a second. For a hot second. Not husband, no dogs, no stocked kitchen (though I seemed to have stocked my the fridge where I'm staying pretty well), no bed that I'm used to with blue walls to wake up to. But a purpose -- see new things, eat new things, work … Continue reading California for a second
The Clumsy Cook 