No doubt most of the U.S. is tired of turkey by now — I’ve had turkey at least once a day since Thursday and confess to being well over it — but I want to document how I cooked our family turkey this year because it was fantastic, and I want to remember to cook …
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An unexpected journey into the making of a major feature film
I know a lot goes into the making of a major film; and even more goes into a film with state-of-the-art effects; and yet more into a film shot in 3D; and still more when it’s not one but three films being shot simultaneously. But not until I watched the behind-the-scenes filming and production video …
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Dust to dust
Where does dust come from? I thought it was mostly bits of skin and bugs and whatnot. But if that were the case, then when I’m away from my house for days in a row, there should be a lot less “new” dust than there is when I’m here a lot. Tonight I vacuumed the …
Rachel shares her style
My niece Rachel is quite the stylish young lady. Today, she and I talked about her holiday ensemble. (If you can’t see the player embedded above, listen on Soundcloud.)
American spirits
Here’s a very American cocktail for your Thanksgiving holiday weekend: the Marconi Wireless. It’s pretty much a Manhattan but with applejack instead of bourbon. The applejack is what makes it American, and seasonal to boot. Find the recipe here, in a post by Paul Clarke all the way back in 2007. Fortunately, good drinks never go …
Life of Pi movie
The movie I’m most looking forward to this year is The Hobbit, but now that I’ve seen the trailer for Life of Pi, I’m quite excited about it as well.
A hairy situation
My cat Max has a bit of a situation.
The act you’ve known for all these years
My brother Jude and I attended the Classical Mystery Tour performance at the PSO Friday night, and you can read my blog post about it on the Pittsburgh Symphony Blogs: “The act you’ve known for all these years.” Something I forgot to mention in that post: They played part of the side 2 medley from …
Pittsburgh event: Doing Good at the PPT
An interesting event Monday night (tomorrow) at the Pittsburgh Public Theater, complete with complimentary refreshments and interesting ideas: Pittsburgh Public Theater’s Town Hall Project PresentsDoing Good Locals talk about causes that moved them to take action plus a non-profit showcase and refreshments sponsored by Yelp Helps.
Where everybody knows your name
Tonight I worked the registration desk for the Butler’s Own Cocktail Competition, the second instance of an event we started last year as part of Butler Downtown. We’ve been working on it for months, and it was fun to have everything come together.