Believe the Lie

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Risotto is probably one of my favorite dishes in the world. I can eat it multiple times a week. It’s relatively simple to prepare but it requires your attention and love. It’s not a quick meal but the investment pays off. It serves as an excellent canvas, but unlike noodle pasta, [...]

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It has been a scorching week in SB and my roommates and I wanted to make a dish that required minimal work and minimal stove time. This fit the bill.

They love Lacoste (and Polo) products. Absolutely love it. A Polo shirt in a US outlet is $25. It’s $120 in Germany.
They call their mobile/cell phones handy. They don’t know why, but they think it’s probably because it’s “handy” to have. I asked if I could call my shoes handy as well.
In Germany, there [...]

I know some (one?) of you have been wondering what I’ve been up to. Here’s a quick photo tour of my life recently.
Last week I went to Los Angeles for the 99th Annual Rotary International Convention.  While we were there, we donated over 300 books and helped break a Guinness record.

This was the second time [...]

I bought the original Canon Rebel dSLR when it came out and returned it a few weeks later thinking I could score a nice deal from Dell. When that fell through, I couldn’t convince myself to spend $1000 a second time, so I just decided to wait until the next generation to come out. It [...]