Monthly Archives: August 2026

If you don’t frequent the snob chichi grocery shoppes, you might not be aware that it’s currently Hatch Chile Season, uppercase lettering intended, since Hatch Chile Season Is Apparently A Big Annual Thing Among The Haute Cuisine Aficionados, And Probably … Continue reading →

Reading used to be fundamental.

A jumbo jet airplane is not nearly as quiet as a library; nonetheless, the conditions for long, absorbed, uninterrupted stretches of high-intensity reading are nearly as good at 30,000-ft. as they are among the stacks & shelves on terra firma. … Continue reading →

Coming back from a little visit to Kauai now. Here’s a snap of the legendary Bubba’s in Poipu.

Sunday morning at the time today’s snapshot lede was taken. And being Sunday morning, that meant plenty of time to whip-up from-scratch waffles on the ol’ (and we mean old, like 30-plus years!) Belgian waffle iron. Don’t cheat yourself out … Continue reading →

International Cat Day today, they say, so here’s what our version of a feline thinks of THAT! In truth, he earlier barked to us and we translated it as ‘Yeah, well, I’m nonplussed. Make sure you quote that word nonplussed. … Continue reading →

Your 2026 MLB trade deadline has come and gone, and your Phightin’ Philalala Phillies acquired the contact hitter of all contact hitters, one Mistah Luis Arraez, who in his first at-bat in the red pinstripes paid the immediate dividend shown … Continue reading →

Big recap: two full days, and one late evening!

Another full-tilt Tchaikovsky Fireworks Spectacular last night at the storied venue pictured in today’s snapshot lede. Something for everybody. Entertainment galore.