For whatever reason, it feels like the end of the year snuck up on me. We were moving slowly towards Thanksgiving, then- BAM!- here it is, New Year's Eve, and I'm not remotely prepared.
I looked back, just now, at the goals I'd set for myself in the last several years. I found everything from a ...
Holiday Weekend Shopping: The 8 Best Purchases I’ve Made this Year
Featuring two small Louisville-area businesses for your Small Business Saturday support!
Away Weekender- While I don't consider B and I to be globe trotters at all, we do tend to travel quite a bit. From regional baseball tournaments for him, driving a triangle around the midwest a few times a ...
Thanksgiving
A friend and I recently agreed that Thanksgiving was our favorite holiday; when you remove the stories of pilgrims and Natives from the history of it, you're left with a holiday without pretense- simply coming together as friends and family to share a meal. There's something wonderful about that. ...
Third Quarter Reads
The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley: A follow-up to last quarter's The Guncle, we follow our favorite gay uncle to Lake Como for a wedding. While this adventure wasn't quite as heartwarming and funny as the first book, it was still a worthy read for those who believe in love, adventure, and that ...
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Old Glamour in the Desert: Melvyn’s at Ingleside Inn
I can't believe six weeks have passed since we got home from the desert! Each visit, a few things stick with me for months afterwards (and then, of course, I begin planning for the next year...), and one of them is always dinner at Melvyn's at the Ingleside Inn.
From the moment you roll into ...
The Palm Springs Playlist
Each year, as we head to our favorite vacation spot, we make a first stop to see some friends in the Pasadena area. Our first year out, we and our friends were sitting down for a meal discussing a song that we'd heard that we thought was quintessentially vacation-like. None of us could place the ...
Second Quarter Reads
21st Century Etiquette: Charlotte Ford's Guide to Manners for the Modern Age by Charlotte Ford: Once upon a time (2004, I think) I read this book and was so impressed by Ms. Ford's professionalism and decorum. Now, 20-some years into a business life myself, so much of her advice seems outdated. I ...
New Favorite: Le Colonial Restaurant, Chicago
I believe it was two Julys ago now that Bryan and I stepped into Le Colonial for the first time. Having passed the lit awning and smart-looking valets on Oak Street on more than one occasion (and on Rush at their old location), my curiosity had gotten the better of me, and we made a reservation for ...
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