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Poor Taylor Swift
At the store the other day I saw the “ultimate guide” to Taylor Swift that proclaimed she was: Fierce! Fearless! Fantastic! I kinda feel sorry for her. Apparently she is Totally F’d.
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Preserved Lemons

If you live in Southern California, it is a crime to not have a lemon tree. I mean this literally – trucks of inspectors drive around checking people’s yards out. I was outside my front door one day and the local county fruit inspector stopped by to check. I passed inspection. Whew – I won’t…
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When Mating Calls
Cole Porter once wrote the definitive lyrics on romance: “Birds do it, Bees do it, Even educated fleas do it, Let’s do it, Let’s fall in love.”You’d think that the fleas would know better, being all educated and stuff. But after last night, I have had the chance to ponder the au-naturale nature of, as…
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Half-Baked
This is a memorandum to Mr. Howard Shultz, Founder of Starbucks and all around good guy. You’re missing the boat, Mister. Let’s start with the fact that Starbucks is pretty much a worldwide organization worth about $20B according to my friends at Google. But, in today’s world this is not enough. You need to keep…
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Valentine’s Dinner for Two
This is a recipe for Shrimp in a Tomato Cream Sauce with Polenta. You may not be inclined to believe that, but I kid you not. All that you need to understand is that this is what it means to be a Larry.
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Some Things Get Better With Time
As many of you know, I’ve participated in a family Nutcracker for many, many, many years. Despite the fact that this has led me to a life of crime (an entirely different story), I assure you that I am a good person.
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Cast Iron Pizza
This recipe was delivered to my neighbors in March 2020. Yep, a COVID Cast Iron Pizza. You see, I have wonderful neighbors, and am lucky to have a neighborhood Italian Deli (which my daughter grew up eating school sandwiches from). Our neighborhood shared with each other as we learned what the future would be. This…