May The Stars Light Your Way
Steve Irwin, the hugely popular Australian television personality was killed by a stingray while he was filming an underwater documentary. But is that the whole truth? Consult the picture below, taken in Mexico’s Mayan Riviera on September 8, 2006, for some shocking evidence to the…
Hello to Edgar (an old friend), and new friends Steffi, Rosa, Mikey, Toro, Fernando, Tavo, Buddy, Jenny, Dawn, Jon, Tasha, Craig, Jochen, Daniel, Sandy, Jim, Marta, Flavia, Jimena, and the others! It was our sincere pleasure to meet each of you during our trip to…
Wendy & I went to dinner with Bob (who is also celebrating a birthday today — Happy Birthday, Bob!) and Sharon to the Cheesecake Factory.
We set to meet there at 6:30 and Wendy & I were right on time — arriving at 6:30. We glanced around the restaurant but didn’t see Bob & Sharon, so we put our names in and settled in for a short wait. We were notified that our table was ready at 6:50, but Bob & Sharon still hadn’t shown up. As we were walking to our table, Wendy spotted Sharon, who had actually arrived at 6:00 and were seated in a booth wondering where we were!
Happily reunited, we enjoyed our meals… Wendy had Bang-Bang Chicken & Shrimp (A Spicy Thai Dish with the Flavors of Curry, Peanut, Chile and Coconut. Sauteed with Vegetables and Served over Rice) that was very good. “My favorite dish at the restaurant,” said Wendy. I had Pasta Puttanesca which was also very good.
We shared a slice of Dulce de Leche Cheesecake for dessert (Bob & Wendy’s desserts came with candles and a song from the restaurant staff). It was very nice, and very filling!
Dinner? What’s that? No dinner tonight, as I went from work at UC down to work at Jean-Robert at Pigall’s preparing a special dinner for a bunch of wine people. I nibbled a bit here and there, but no real dinner was consumed.
After working a full day at UC, I headed down to Jean-Robert at Pigall’s to help prepare a special dinner (the restaurant is usually closed on Mondays) for 60 members of a wine club. When I arrived around 5:15, the kitchen was in full swing.…
Though the wine dinner at the Iron Horse Inn was postponed this month, Brian and Milan agreed to meet up with us for dinner. We met at the HORSE, but decided to dine at the Glendale Gaslight, and we’re glad we did. The food was very good — I had a cup of their terrific Tomato Bisque and a “Garbage Pail” Salad. Wendy’s Turkey Burger seemed to hit the spot very well, and Brian & Milan enjoyed their Nut-Crusted Fish and Bacon Wrapped Shrimp Salads.
After dinner, we drove down to the Grand Finale for dessert (apple cobbler for me) and conversation. It was a nice, low-key evening.
Today was the first day of the new school year for students at the University of Cincinnati, so energy was high around the college. It is nice to get the new students started, and nice to have the returning students back. On the way home,…