Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
Given my love for enormous food items, it’s hard to believe I had never heard of a Muffuletta until a fateful stop-over in Syracuse. Upon checking in to the hotel, the girl at the desk asked if I needed any restaurant recommendations. It was late in the evening, so my choices were limited to a …
“My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. “ Dalai Lama I sit here and wonder, what the heck am I going to write about? Then it seems, as if out of the blue…something happens that gives me an idea. A small tidbit of something that happened in my life that may (or may …
While my family may be a little picky about what sort of fruit and vegetables they’ll eat, tomatoes are at the very top of the list. Eaten by the handful, in sandwiches or on pizza, I can’t keep enough of them in the house. Occasionally the sweeter, smaller varieties go on special at the store …
Though you may be tired of feeling the pressure to celebrate every little special day, believe me when I tell you making an occasion special doesn’t have to be a big ordeal, nor does it have to cost a fortune or create any added stress. The last thing anyone wants is extra stress. So — …
Cavalia’s Odysseo is a big tent experience like no other. As a rule I avoid live animal shows; seeing them perform tricks that go against their instinct is cruel. But I know horses well and depending on the personality of an animal, horses enjoy working with people and thrive on learning and bonding with their …
It’s finally happening. After generations of unpronounceable ingredients resulting in hyper orange powder and a somewhat passable cheese flavor, Kraft Foods announced that they are changing ingredients in their much loved Kraft Dinner Mac and Cheese recipe. Starting in 2016 Kraft is going to use natural ingredients such as paprika and turmeric to color the …
The other day I was at the checkout in the grocery store and glanced at the rows and rows of gossip mags with Bruce Jenner plastered across the fronts. Some with rather obviously photo-shopped lipstick or unflattering droopy man-boobs. Some with Bruce looking just like many Californians who have had a little too …
Of all the things I’ve ever donated in life, giving blood has been the easiest. It causes me no financial pain and yet it still does a world of good for those in need. What I give is naturally replenished in my own body, causing exactly zero discomfort to me. Finally, as an added bonus, …
