Almost every time the news has a report of some nut going postal on his workplace or neighbors, I turn to my wife and say the line that some eyewitness is going to use: “I don’t know, he was always pretty quiet. Pretty much kept to himself…” and most of the time I’m a second or 2 ahead of the TV. But not all the quiet ones are nuts-in-waiting. Continue reading
Tag Archives: cooking
Held Up Without A Gun
I’ve been holding this post until today since it’s food related and we try to do food on Fridays. The Springsteen-based title is in honor of taking the family to see him tomorrow night but it’s applicable to the subject at hand. My friend Mongrel is of Italian descent and revels in what he calls the “underlying criminal mindset” of the entire country. I think he’s typically hyperbolic about that but a couple of food incidents sort of have me believing it. Continue reading
Filed under food, Helpful Hints, Huh?, Reality checks
The Best Ingredients
Why does food taste so much better in a restaurant? I’m not talking about really complicated dishes prepared with weird components. Even plain, grilled fish or a simple plate of spaghetti and clams can taste way better than what you or I can prepare even though no complicated cooking techniques are involved. Heck, make a fire, throw on a steak, season it a bit, pay attention – dinner, right? And what does this have to do with business? Continue reading
Filed under food, Helpful Hints, Thinking Aloud
Consult Keith 