In general, my first attempt at incorporating any new technique into my cooking repertoire goes very, very wrong. Then, my second attempt goes very wrong. And my third attempt, merely wrong. Eventually, after figuring out all the ways I can
Unpardonable Interruption
I started watching Pardon the Interruption when I moved in with my best friend after college. He was a fan and watching PTI together after we both got home from work became one of our rituals. I wasn’t particularly interested
In Defense of (Catastrophically Unlikely) Happy Endings
When you love a book or a show or a movie, you (or maybe just I, but really, who are we kidding, no, you) develop this immune response mechanism to any criticism of this thing that you love. You might
A Question of Balance
The knot of the tie became entangled in Nick’s fingers. In the syncopated shivers across his skin, he could feel the lingering effect of the pot of coffee he had emptied into his stomach at work. Even as he stared
Field of Vision
“Here we are, in beautiful Pasadena, and I think everyone is ready for a great game of football. Don’t you agree, Lee?” “I sure do, John. What a way to start the New Year. We have two great teams out