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Monthly Archives: November 2006
End of NaBloPoMo
There’s a lot going on in my life lately, but nothing that is easily distilled down into a touching or remarkable blog entry. I’m actually feeling kind of parched right now, without the ability to fertilize an idea into bloom. … Continue reading
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Chicken Soup for the Whole
The next episode of Fork You, Chicken Soup for the Whole, is up and available for viewing. Remind me not to wear my glasses next time we film, because I can’t seem to stop pushing them up my nose, and … Continue reading
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Looking out
When I was eight years old, smack in the middle of the third grade, my family moved from Eagle Rock, CA (just next door to Pasadena) to Portland, OR. My parents decided to move in the middle of the year … Continue reading
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Stomach Flu
I woke up at 3:30 am last night, with the knowledge that I was about to throw up and that I needed to get to the bathroom in the next 20 seconds. It happened again the next hour and once … Continue reading
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Clouds
When I have a window seat, and I can do it without being too obnoxious, I like to take pictures from airplanes. Leaving Portland, I frequently do it in the hopes that I will snatch a shot of Mount Hood … Continue reading
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Reorienting to Philly
Unpacking my suitcase this morning, I realized that I brought bits of animal fur from the Portland menagerie across the country with me. The dog’s course white hairs were woven into the fleece of the cheap neck pillow I bought … Continue reading
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Home, exhausted
I pulled into Philly around 5:30 this evening and struggled the five blocks from 30th Street Station to home, with my nearly 70 pound suitcase in tow. I probably should have made my life easier and taken a cab, but … Continue reading
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Thanksgiving Mumbles
My family moved to Portland in the spring of 1988, and that fall was the first time we were on our own for Thanksgiving. In the years before we had always gone to my grandma Bunny’s house in Woodland Hills, … Continue reading
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Pre-Thanksgiving Prep
The turkey is rinsed, defrosted and ready to be stuffed. A big bowl of roasted sweet potato puree with vanilla bean and orange zest is ready to be reheated (I had a moment of panic when it appeared that I … Continue reading
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Quick Fork 1: Good Gravy
The next installment in the Fork You franchise (if we can call it such a thing) is up! This is where Scott and I make the base for Thanksgiving gravy in my kitchen. If you’re looking for written instructions, check … Continue reading
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