Merrick — RIP, 2012-05-20

Merrick — RIP, 2012-05-20

Sunday, 5/20/2012 was a very sad day at the Vogel household. On Sunday evening, we reluctantly bid farewell to Merrick, a cat who was Wendy’s “perfect, precious angel boy”. Merrick was 16 years old, and one of the original “Wendy Trio” that came with her…

Quote for 2012-07-31

Quote for 2012-07-31

“Peace. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.” –Unknown

WILD FOOD FROM LAND AND SEA, Marco Pierre White

WILD FOOD FROM LAND AND SEA, Marco Pierre White

From WILD FOOD FROM LAND AND SEA, by Marco Pierre White: “A young female food writer once asked why chefs couldn’t cook a nice plain piece of grilled fish. Well, we can and we do, but we have to dress it up for our customers.…

Autumn, 2012

Autumn, 2012

Autumn is my favorite time of year… I love waking up to a chilly & foggy morning. The brisk air making easy the choice to wear a jacket during my commute to work. The jacket comes into my office with me, then it’s a lunch-time…

I am weary of snow

I am weary of snow

snow can eat my shizzle. snow can whip my mizzle. snow can lick my nozzle. snow can flog my pizzle. snow can facilitate my hozzle. snow can masticate my blozzgle. snow can percolate my dozzle. I only wish that it would.