"The really offensive part of The DaVinci Code is that apparently, Jesus’ kids grew up to be French."
-Dave Konig, National Review Online
side note: I'm considering making QOTD a regular feature. What say you, dear readers?
update: The masses (both of you) have spoken. Behold! QOTD has been added to the side bar. I hope you enjoy!
One perfect meal can make up for a month of bad restaurants. For dinner tonight: endive salad with pecans & fuji apples and seared Ahi tuna on basmati-pistachio rice with truffled carrot puree & peppercress. Perfection in every bite.
The spicy peppercress was well-matched with the tender tuna. And it was nice to have a salad served in a vinaigrette that was tangy instead of sweet. The food was unusual and completely satisfying. I cleaned my plate!
I can't wait to return, and should you find yourself in the Bay Area, you deserve a visit to The Basin in Saratoga.
CURMUDGEON n.
a crusty, irascible, cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas.
This weekend, Handsome and I are visiting family in Northern California. On every visit in the past decade, we have brought good weather with us, but today it's threatening to rain. I am psychically willing it NOT to rain.
be sunny, please be sunny
Anyway, I'm off to enjoy the weekend - and you should, too. Go outside and play!
Trucker hats and aviator sunglasses are the modern equivalent of that "Miami Vice" look of two decades ago.
Squirrels who race across the street, braving imminent death, are attempting an ancient initiation ritual. Those who get squished are mocked by the other rodents.
Idaho has a larger number of personalized license plates, per-capita, than any other state. This does not mean that the Idahoans are more clever than the citizens of other states. On the contrary.
You cannot pump your own gas in Oregon, and if you try, the station attendant will freak out. And then, he'll mock you.
There is only one thing more pathetic than a mullet. And that's a mullet with a bald spot.
Debating the finer points of Harry Potter with a 5th grader is normal. Debating the finer points of Harry Potter with the School Superintendent is a little weird, but only because the Superintendent is more passionate about the subject.
