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Meet Mr. Social, the party planner

We have the discussion at least once each week. “You’re antisocial,” she says. “No, I’m not. Now leave me alone.” “You are. You go out of your way to avoid…

Give the lamb a name before you eat it

Its springtime in the Rockies. For many folks, the arrival of spring provides for meditations on budding flowers, on the wonder of the lively seasons — spring, summer, fall. Others…

Of geeks and French fries

It’s a tsunami. A wave of geeks surges down the broad hallway. The geeks are shoulder to shoulder, few of them watching where they’re going; some are texting, heads down,…

Come’n Git It for real American food writing

I’ve had enough. My ability to absorb and endure pretense (my own aside) has collapsed. I’m declaring a moratorium. On food magazines. Have you read any of the food magazines…

I love meat. Where are your pets?

Meat. Ahhh. I’m reflecting on my life as a carnivore. It’s all I have to do. I’ve squandered hours in front of the TV doing cultural research, watching one after…

Happy where the music plays, and the sun don’t shine

I’m in Santa Fe. More or less against my will. Land of period knockoffs, pea-brain western art, cowboy hats without cowboys, and awkward turquoise jewelry. Pretense, N.M. I am grumbling.…

Beetle Boy is a happy boy

I’ll never cook again. I’ve had it. It’s been a long, fascinating run — most of it wonderful. A satisfying adventure. A meditation of high order. But, it’s over. I’m…

A snap signals a change

Snap. I know I’m in trouble when he pulls on the latex gloves. I’m a guy. He’s my urologist. At the very least, he could provide a paw full of…

Help for the hoardaholics

“Karl, have you seen those new books that arrived the other day?” Kathy orders a lot of books. She reads her books and attaches different colored tabs to pages to…

Taming the beast with truffles

They can, on certain occasions, make women more tender and men more lovable … Alexandre Dumas They sure make me more lovable. Give me several slices and I’ll join a…

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