2026… Making Stock and Taking Stock!
Stock, two ways. Life and Chicken! A quick report on Chris Young’s pressure cooker chicken stock hack, and a small rumination on my upcoming birthday.
Tagged: birthday
Happy Birthday to Me… in Philly!
A while back, I was listening to my usual podcast on my morning walk. “Runaway” by Dee-Lite was the vibe I wanted for the birthday weekend trip to Philly.
September thus Far? Not too Bad!
Another potpourri post of stuff that’s going on lately. It’s a new month, it’s my birthday month and, I’m doing my best to take it easy. So far? Success!
The New 52 – 2024 Birthday Week!
While I wouldn’t mind if DC Comics came to replace me with a fresher, younger, more marketable version of myself, this post is just about my birthday.
Happy Birthday to me! So… this is 50!
It feels weird and unremarkable, and yet as much as I know that turning 50 is still quite a big deal… I’m having a little trouble feeling it just yet.
#FlashbackFriday: Cocktails and Cheez-Its
Cheez-Its, am I right? Looking back to a time when I was in one those, “just because I can” moods. Honestly, what else was I supposed to do with Scrabble Cheez-Its aside from eat them? And can we talk about...
42: Sacré Fromage!
Even though I’ve heard it’s impossible to get a table there and you’ll have to make a reservation weeks in advance, I decided to test my luck (with backup plans, just in case) at Le Diplomate for an early dinner....
42: immortalized in pixels
Well, this was certainly a nice surprise to wake up to. I’ve been immortalized in webcomic form! As a result of donating to his Kickstarter, Tony Breed–who is already a pretty awesome fellow all-round and possessed of amazing facial hair—drew...
42: ***Spotless
After almost–but not quite–20 years in DC, I sometimes think it would be nice if I could opt for a form of selective amnesia. I never watched “Eternal Sunshine” but I more or less guessed the plot and I was...
42: birthday anxiety
It was at brunch this past Sunday that I really started to think about it, even though I’ve already been asked by the boy about our upcoming plans for my birthday. Just one month away, it’s not even a milestone,...