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    Class of ’08

    I’m interrupting my regularly scheduled recipe program to bring you this special announcement: My handsome son, Julian, the graduate. The senior class custom of jumping into the lake (I made sure I was holding the diploma!) Ready to take on whatever comes next. Bravo, my boy, my joy. Well done. I love you, Mom.

    Chewing and Swallowing the Broken Bits

    Sustenance: she ain’t always pretty Fresh off of a wonderful trip to San Francisco and Seattle that was filled with an unending parade of gustatory delights, my re-entry did not allow for any postprandial downtime. I was immediately sucked into a vortex of decay and rubble. Broken bones, broken hearts, and broken promises all serve [...]

    Calling The Earth To Witness

    Photo reproduced with permission from SFO The San Francisco International Airport is currently hosting an exhibit, Calling the Earth to Witness: Eight Centuries of Buddhist Imagery from Southeast Asia (url posted at the bottom of the post) . I am drawn to Eastern iconography, so I was grateful to have stumbled upon the exhibit while [...]