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Pick up the pace, girlfriend

youtube.com/watch I interrupt your Labor Day programming to bring you this border collie practicing her slow walk in a snail costume.

We were doing so well with photos. Alas! Everyone loved the cocktail and appetizer, and I think they loved the caramel chicken more than I did—I found it really salty and would back off on the fish sauce next time, which would also help the sauce reduce and become more caramelly. The salad was niceContinue reading “ESC #54”

Refilling Marrow Bones for Dog Treats

As usual, I thought I was a smart cookie for thinking up this idea and then found that the entire Internet had already thought of it. Hey, great: they gave me lots of great ideas for how to refill those expensive marrow bones you buy for dogs at the pet food store only to beContinue reading “Refilling Marrow Bones for Dog Treats”

Wednesday’s Child: Gratitude

It’s been a sh*tty summer, y’all. I had to put my dog down, we had a pretty big health scare with my mom (she’s OK, thank God), and two good friends died. I’ve already written about the big picture of how I cope with death and the fear of it, but here’s one way I’mContinue reading “Wednesday’s Child: Gratitude”

Friday Favorites: Loading…Updated Top Ten Video/Computer Games

Without further ado:

Cartoons for Grown-ups…Gen Urobuchi and the Art of the Bromance

I feel conflicted about Urobuchi’s work, too, but in a very different way from Ōkubo’s. Urobuchi and I don’t have any political disagreements to speak of—on the contrary, I think our world views mesh. He’s just willing and able to spend more time in dark places than I am. He’s undeniably a phenomenal storyteller, notContinue reading “Cartoons for Grown-ups…Gen Urobuchi and the Art of the Bromance”

Water Feature!

The previous owner had installed a little pond, but by the time I bought the property, the pump had been pulled out and the pond boarded over. I would have loved to have a pond with fish in it again, but I have a dog who loves being in water up to her nostrils moreContinue reading “Water Feature!”

ESC #52

I’d been saving the Flank Steak with Peaches and Dandelion Greens for a while because it required ingredients that are only good in summer. I adapted it for the grill, and it turned out great! The grilled shellfish with romesco was OK (recipe 404’d but there are tons out there)—I grilled the shellfish perfectly, butContinue reading “ESC #52”

Wednesday’s Child: Death

CAVEAT LECTOR: This post is more intense and personal than the ones I usually post on the blog. If you find scenes of animal suffering traumatic, you may want to sit this one out. I hate death. Actually, that’s not right: words cannot capture the depths of my hatred, or the width of it, orContinue reading “Wednesday’s Child: Death”

Wednesday’s Child: Storytelling

I noticed a while ago that a key difference between healthy and unhealthy responses to the misfortunes that life sent my friends’ way seemed to be the stories they were telling themselves. I was reminded of that while reading Hannah Reichel’s amazing For a Time Such as This: An Emergency Devotional. In chapter 16 sheContinue reading “Wednesday’s Child: Storytelling”