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Stop all the clocks

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Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence the pianos and with muffled drum Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come. (An excerpt from Stop all the clocks, Cut off the telephone by W. H. Auden) In the wake of the tragedy that has […]

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Roast duck and mango salad (with char siu surprise) With the way things have been in the political scene, it’s hard to think of only food all the time.  But if one had to just talk about food, how about that Samantha sushi scene in Sex and the City, eh?  I cackled till I cried.  And […]

Like most double-income married couples with no kids, our Saturday mornings are spent at home, with breakfast either on the patio or in front of the TV, while the part-time maid cleans the house.  Our usual argument would be about who had to stay at home.  “I wanna go to the gym.”  “No way, dude.  Last week, […]

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Food, for me, is a means to an end and not an end in itself.

Food, for me, represents the love of family, the fellowship of friends, and the community and communality it brings.