Tonight, I finally saw Julie & Julia. My appreciation of the film is biased enough that it's almost not worth mentioning if I liked it or not, although I did. Meryl Streep nailed Julia's voice, Amy Adams was deeply palatable and Susan Spungen's food styling made both Mike and … [Read more...] about Julie & Julia
Rants and raves
A brief compilation of comments collected from guests of Holland America, shared by Corey the Cruise Director and an onboard chef:Complaint from a passenger while still at the port in Civitavecchia, outside Rome: "I am really upset!! I paid for a room with a sea view and all I … [Read more...] about
Taxes and nostalgia
I'm sitting at my kitchen table today, sifting through strewn credit card statements and dog-eared receipts attempting to reassemble our life in 2008. I'm surprisingly nostalgic. Ah, that dinner at Le Trois Cochons in Paris, that great lunch with mom in Sarasota. Some shocking … [Read more...] about Taxes and nostalgia
