April 2024
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And now for another installment in my long-running "autobiography by topics." Today's topic is my life as a cook. I say cook, rather than chef, because my kitchen work has always been functional rather that artistic — the very opposite of sophisticated or elegant. I am most definitely not a chef — just a guy…
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For our annual winter stay in New Orleans, we rented a place in the old Bywater district. It's a feature of the neighborhood that one house is a perfect example of classic vernacular architecture while the next one over is a ramshackle mess, smelling of mold and nearly swallowed by yellow cat's paw creeper. And…
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This will be a very short entry, because gambling is not a part of my life. I'm not averse, just uninterested. My brain lacks a gambling gene. I don't bet on sports; I don't participate in office pools; I've never once been to the track. I don't bet on cards because I don't play cards,…