Category Archives: Crushes

I hitched my wagon to a star

Three years ago today, I sent the Southerner an email.  He was living in New Orleans and I lived in Atlanta.  I hadn’t seen him in eleven years but I knew I wanted to talk to him.  I never would … Continue reading

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My life list is getting shorter and shorter

Thanks to a well-timed Groupon, I saw Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert speak at the David Straz Center in Tampa last night.  I’ve been obsessed with No Reservations for years now.  For the 6 months that I lived in New … Continue reading

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Weekend in Sarasota

We revived our failed New Year’s plan this weekend and visited Sarasota, Florida.  We stayed at the Indigo Hotel (walking distance to downtown) in this lovely room: The Southerner and I both agreed that the hotel was very nice, but … Continue reading

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Kindle Fire

Believe me when I write that it was very difficult to stop looking at my new Kindle Fire to write you this post about how much my new Kindle Fire rocks.  In fact, I started writing this post weeks ago, … Continue reading

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My new crush

I have a new crush: http://www.thetrephine.com.  I’ve never read a better account of what it’s like to get divorced or related more to another human whom I’ve never met before.  Read her. “Here is the thing I feel strange admitting in a … Continue reading

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Casa Nerd

Most nights we stay in and have marathon viewing sessions of True Blood or this awesome New Zealand show, Outrageous Fortune (which, of course, the States has already ripped off in a show that started last year called Scoundrels. Has … Continue reading

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