Archive for March, 2010

Go Fly a Kite

In: life

27 Mar 2010

It’s funny the little things that remind you of other things. Right now my neighbor and his three kids are in our cul-de-sac, running around with an octopus kite. The sound of giggling and flip-flops is wafting in through my front windows, making me smile. And making me remember going to the beach as a [...]

How I Write

In: Navel Gazing|Writing

16 Mar 2010

In 10 simple steps, my creative process for blogging and writing short stories: Step 1 – Have an idea. Possibly mine said idea out of twitter, emails, conversations, comments, or creative friends Step 2 – Start writing something. Be unhappy with it, but write anyway. Keep writing until you have something kind of sort of [...]

This is one of those “variable” recipes – the basic ingredients (center cut porkchops, onions, canned tomatoes) stay the same, but the spices and side dishes are pretty infinitely variable. It’s good, simple, hearty food that isn’t fussy and is easy to throw together on a weeknight. Here’s the setup: Four 1” thick center cut [...]


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