Year: 2007

Republished from Vagablond I have to meet an old friend of mine for dinner next week (who’s definitely NOT a foodie — I let a few sneak between the cracks every once in a while, and since he’s a great musician…) who lives in Monterey and we decided we will split the driving difference and…

Mountain View, Where?????????? Part 2 DAY Now that we’ve taken care of keeping your stomach happy, I know you want to know…” But what’s there to do in Mt. View?” And the answer is TONS of interesting stuff with something for everyone in the whole fam to enjoy. 1. First place coolness is: Blanchard Springs…

Mountain View, Where?????????? Part 3 Night There are a variety of good spots to stay while visiting Mountain View, Arkansas, including some lovely B & B’s. Country Oaks Bed & Breakfast gives you a choice between their Victorian farm house and an oak timber-framed Carriage House, nestled among 69 acres of majestic oaks, pastoral fields,…

How To Become A Cheese Whiz :: Sara Vivenzio’s The Cheese School, San Francisco If Pink is the new Black, then Cheese is the new Wine, and Sommeliers will have to make room for Affineurs*. And if you don’t know what an Affineur is, then Sara Vivenzio’s The Cheese School of San Francisco will make…

A travesty of justice? A litmus test for the class hierarchy in America? Is this discussion only feeding the fires of faux celebrity? Paris Hilton’s jail sentence has been the judge’s gavel heard round the world. Diva Nation, what are your thoughts? * A Little History  What got her here in the first place? According…

Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder has coined the term "nature-deficit disorder." In April 2005, The New York Times published an article describing Louv’s concern that children these days are Growing Up Denatured.  In light of this, I’d like to take this opportunity to tell you…