stubborn as crust

"Ideas are like pizza dough, made to be tossed around." - Anna Quindlen In addition, the longer they ferment in your lukewarm cranium, the more mature and profligate they become. Whenever an idea is conceived, it takes its time with unabated liberality right up until its eventual delivery. This bubonic pie sort of matter was one such… Continue reading stubborn as crust

a monumental predicament

I say, they're a fruit. Because the ones that taste like fruit are the best ones. When you're looking for a tomato, you're not looking for a bright green one nor a very firm one. You're looking for intense reds, (perhaps even oranges, and yellows) with a bit of give when gently squeezed  - both… Continue reading a monumental predicament

all in eh?

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma, which is living with the result of other peoples' thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition." -Steve Jobs It's… Continue reading all in eh?

slake

"1. to allay thirst by satisfying 2. to make less active, vigourous, intense, etc. 3. to cause disintegration by treatment with water" - dictionary.com That's slake for you. For some reason I thought that would be appropriate for this post, which is all about watermelon, which we're all very familiar with. Most of the time… Continue reading slake

Resistant Little Heart

"If you're cooking for a woman, make a good risotto and a salad. If you don't have time to make dessert, you can go and buy some macaroons to have later." -Wolfgang Puck The man's right. On so many levels that probably never crossed his mind when he said those words. One. Women I know love… Continue reading Resistant Little Heart

honey makes it hot

Parents are such sources of wisdom. Even if they're fuzzy on the mechanics of things, they know the outcome. I guess, most of the time, that's enough to help a kid grow up without slicing their hands open, putting a crater in their cranium, or in my case, scorching off my entire palate. For that,… Continue reading honey makes it hot