Tag: LarryLand
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The Cook I Want To Be
My favorite bookstore in Sonoma, Reader’s Books, has a great cookbook selection. I happened across this book. It begs the question, exactly what kind of cook do I want to be? My friends and family would say either Jacques Pepin or Julia Child. They would be sure that the are correct. They would be wrong.…
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Twenty Years
Twenty years. That’s how many years we have come to Sonoma County for vacation. Time has passed very quickly indeed. Still, every time that we start the drive up Highway 12 from Sonoma to Santa Rosa I still can’t believe how beautiful this place is and how lucky we are to be here.
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I Blinked
A long time ago, when I thought I was a veteran parent, I wrote a list of the things that one did not expect when they became a first-time parent. Since then, I’ve written many things about parenting. Many of these on Father’s Day, so we’ll consider this my “Fathers Day Advice” post. I’m now officially…
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16 Palms
It’s June and therefore it is the time for the ritual known as the Annual Trimming of the Trees. Monk Robes are involved.
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I’m a NY City Transit Authority
Getting around the Big Apple takes a bit of work. This is a city that has not a single apple tree, but lots of cabs; their honking is why it is a city that “never sleeps”. More to the point, it is an experiment in Social Darwinism. Only the strong survive.
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Eating Healthy
Yes, I honestly did this. I walked into Starbucks, where their sign says “Anytime Protein”. Under this are a series of bacon and egg sandwiches. I pointed at the sign and asked the barista: “At what time is bacon NOT a protein? Is there a specific time where bacon is not a protein? If bacon…
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Larry the Lobster
I went to my fish monger. The manager at the store was trying to train lobsters to stand on their head. I absolutely kid you not. This is exactly what LarryLand needs – A trained lobster show starring Larry the Lobster.
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Wine Tasting 101
I was in my local wine shop the other day, where lots of wine tasting notes from famous wine tasters line the aisles. One caught my attention – it stated that the wine “tastes of tomato leaf, tobacco and graphite.” My question is this: What does this guy eat? When your wine starts to taste…
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Party Planning
Our Brazilian friends throw the best parties. Here’s how you know you are at a Brazilian Party: Your friends electronic invitation says Invited Guests Only The counts on the invitation are as follows: 11 invited, 23 accepted. Well over 40 showed up. And the host was planning for 50. We had a great time.
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Why did the Duck Cross the Road?
This morning I was riding my bike back home from the beach, along a very busy street. A person walking their dog frightened a family of ducks, and the Mom and her 9 kids were standing in the gutter. The Mom hopped up, but the kids could not. OK, time for a mitzvah. I’m going…
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