Recreating an engagement
Lisa and I were engaged seven years ago yesterday. It was a romantic Valentine’s Day engagement, with all the foreknowledge and planning that phrase implies. Neither party was surprised by timing or question. What was surprising, given our joint culinary abilities, was how bad the meal was. We cooked in Lisa’s one bedroom apartment, which [...]
The keiretsu in full effect
The keiretsu has been a little quiet the past few months. Now with Esta’s blog active again it comes roaring back. Evidence: In Esta’s latest post, she reclaims the b-word for all her sistahs and notes the inherent sexism in curses: “If you call a woman who’s just out-and-out mean ‘bitch,’ why not call mean [...]
QTN: Kleinbrouwerij de Landtsheer Malheur
Today’s beer is Malheur, from Kleinbrouwerij de Landtsheer, a Belgian traditional-revival “microbrewery.” This bottle conditioned Belgian ale is spicy with notes of clove and ginger and even a little banana from the yeast, with floral hops up front on the palate and a long dry finish. Michael Jackson (the beer MJ) notes that the brewery [...]
