Monthly Archives: July, 2015
OK, so maybe I’m not always the World’s Best Dad.
I try, OK? And mostly succeed. But every now and then, I remember something that gives me a pang of guilt. A time when I could have been better, but just didn’t wannu. Here’s an example: when our daughters were around eleven years old, we found ourselves going to a lot of Bar & Bat …
The Day Cannonball Fired Charles Lloyd
Thanks to old buddy Alex Coke, I recently finished reading a book on the life of Julian ‘Cannonball Adderley called Walk Tall: The Music & Life of Julian “Cannonball” Adderley. Alex was kind enough to gift me the book he just read before he hopped a plane back to the more jazz-friendly, or at least …
Indian Food Made Easy. No, like, Ridiculously Easy.
First off, I know almost nothing about the true preparation of Indian food. I have no Indian friends or even acquaintances. I’m no longer a UT student, and in my neck of the woods, Indians tend to keep pretty much to themselves. Which is just as well, because if they saw how I was cooking …