But enough joking. I am singing. This is all my life. —Placido Domingo There is an annoying new habit that ha crept into this house. Every time one of us gets up from the computer, Noah goes running into our seats to take it. If you get up to go to the bathroom, he is […]

Onions and yeast, ah the smell of it makes me droolyOnions and wheat never go out of season (really just have a long shelf life) nor do they go out of style. In the dead of winter a hot loaf of bread is a breath of fresh air. Focaccia is a non-baker's friend. Its just pizza dough with extra oil. You don't have to knead if you have a food processor, […]

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If you have not noticed, I have changed out the image at the head of this blog.  This is something I hope to do from time to time. Every so often I get the urge to work in digital collage. It gives me an opportunity to flex my visual muscles and execute the result instantly […]

My son has gone to the Brooklyn Free School for eight years. He is now set to graduate and has applied to six colleges for September.  BFS assigns no homework, and in fact, is committed to student driven learning during school hours as well. My son hated homework, among other things, at the public, progressive […]

Looking for a definition of loyalty? Loyalty means being faithful, steadfast and true to someone or something. […]

Six bands to help you fight the cold. Caitlin Rose (Nashville) – Recovering indie rocker Caitlin Rose released her debut full-length Own Side Now (AmazonMP3 & Spotify) back in the summer of 2010, but the Americana album got much more attention last year, making Time Magazine’s Best Albums of 2011 list in December. At the […]

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Brooklyn-based indie folk duo Kaiser Cartel, made up of Courtney Kaiser and Benjamin Cartel, got together back in 2004. Following the release of their debut record March Forth (AmazonMP3) in 2008, great showing at SXSW 2009, amazing Daytrotter session, and song appearances on TV soundtracks for multiple shows, the band has maintained a pretty significant [.. […]

I wasn't expecting a rainbow of foods in February. We are digging deeper into the dog days of winter, which means we must dig for our food too. 3 varieties of potatoes, daikon, two kinds of onion, garlic, beets, carrots, turnips. I'm gonna list this down below, that's a tubular amount of tubers. I'm glad for the 2 spots of green collards […]

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ALRIGHT THEN….i have rarely felt so fired up as i have the moment i heard that the susan g. komen breast cancer charity had made some politically-motivated back-room board deal/manipulation to pull funding from planned parenthood.  and then listened to them spin spin spin during the vertigo-inspiring fall-out.  but most people, it turns out, have […]

Which is better for kids - karate or taekwondo? Sensei Serge from Urban Martial Arts in Brooklyn NY explains the difference between karate vs taekwondo for kids. […]

I just spent an intensive weekend with the CIA. That’s the Culinary Institute of America, not the Central Intelligence Agency. So, to clarify further, I was in Hyde Park, NY, rather than Langley, VA, and I was happy to be present at the CIA where the food may be grilled but the “guests” are not. […]

Crazy dude playing music on homemade PVC Pipe Instrument..Lady Gaga to Ozzy..EPIC (by D1GGY) […]