Took a long lunch at the studio and drove across the border into Richmond, Indiana to eat at Ghyslain. This place is part chocolatier and fine restaurant. They had me at the bread that came out before the meal. Super crusty baguette with butter that could be supplemented with black Hawaiian or pink Himalayan salt. My quiche [...]

Proof I’ve the humor of a 7th grader: Pretty much whenever someone says “burning” in conversation, I quickly interject, “Meredith Baxter Birney Burning?” which almost always results in confusion. This is all because of a South Park song called “Tonight is Right for Love.” (And here’s a clip of the Meredith Baxter Birney bit.) Which in hindsight [...]

“That’s not gray, it’s silver.” said my barber Tina. “It’s more distinguished.” Funny thing about this whole putting-stuff-online, I’d thought I’d talked about this matter before. And with a little searching, I found I was right. That was 6 years ago. I suppose this metamorphosis to daddy is not going quite as fast as I [...]

What I said the morning after: “Never seen a movie that pushed me to the edge of passing out and vomiting, until last night. Seriously. That was 127 Hours.” # (Quick summary: man hikes into Utah canyon alone, arm gets trapped under boulder, lives 5 days on pretty much just a bottle of water, frees [...]

Thus concluded the quick trip to Utah. The conference? Eh, it largely lacked detail and depth. I’d be frustrated, but I really wasn’t the target market. These things are often about meeting others, and I was lucky in that regard. Enjoyed chatting with Jon Armstrong, hearing Dooce speak (In Utah, WTF means, “What’s That For?”, and [...]

Salt Lake City has a fetching downtown. Reminds me a lot of Dayton Ohio, in size and scale, but surrounded by beautiful mountains. And it’s immaculate (almost in a Disneyesque way). The streets are super wide. “Wide enough for a team of four oxen and a covered wagon to turn around.” –History of the city. [...]

I visited Temple Square and heard the Mormon Tabernacle Choir practice. It was beautiful, but quite heavy at the same time. Here’s why…