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At my parent’s house after their return from Thailand. While sharing pictures I was reminded of the following video:
At my parent’s house after their return from Thailand. While sharing pictures I was reminded of the following video:
Back to back 700 mile driving days are brutal, but I was able to cover that ground without incident on relatively uncrowded midwest highways as my course meandered north and furtively east from Austin to Ann Arbor at something approximating the speed limit. Things I’ve learned along the way: 1. 1400 miles NE = 20 [...]
A still panorama from the Airport Vortex in Sedona, Arizona:
This past Friday we went to a wedding in Scottsdale. Since we are opportunists, we decided to drive up to Sedona, home of the Vortexes. Not all our chakras were in alignment, but I did manage to get some good pictures. I even shot this panoramic video from a point overlooking the Airport Vortex:
A beautiful view of Pattaya from my parent’s condo: My brother has put up a bunch of pictures here.
The best way to describe this dining experience, is that Dick and Jenny’s is the gateway drug of gourmet establishments. The unassuming atmosphere and ambiance, the low key wait staff and locale, the unassuming place settings (half the silver of Commander’s Palace), all contribute to a feeling that an entrée of fries and a hot [...]
Bayona, Susan Spicer’s French Quarter establishment, was the most polished, complete-in-concept meal of our gustatory vacation. The restaurant is a block north of Bourbon St. on Rue Dauphine. Having arrived to the Quarter early by streetcar, we decided to walk down Bourbon during the rather tame 7 o’clock hour. Only a block north, Rue Dauphine [...]
Our room at the Lamothe House was pleasing with an interesting layout and an amazingly squeaky king size bed and microscopically small sink. Our enviable location at the edge of the French Quarter had easy access to all the more low key (and more interesting) places and events, and more importantly Frenchman Street. We ended [...]
We ate at Lüke last night. A pleasing brasserie with better appetizers and desserts than entrées. Anastasia tells me that a brasserie is roughly the French equivalent of a grill, and that the primary requirement is that fries must appear on the menu. Clearly I was predisposed to liking the place. Anastasia had the prix [...]
To some extent, locals must be in on the joke. Commander’s Palace is something of an iconic local establishment, but the things it’s known for tend to be just slightly over the line of good taste. We attended their jazz brunch on Saturday and were greeted by something approaching nine pieces of silverware — yet [...]