So, I do a lot of dining out in conjunction with my recipes website. My big pull at CopyKat.com is recreating restaurant recipes at home. So yesterday I went somewhere I had not been in, in at least 10 years. I went to the Golden Coral. They have done a lot of advertising lately, so I had hoped their food at improved since they have pretty much moved to a buffet only mode. I used to enjoy their inexpensive steaks. My first impression was their musak style music being beamed all over … [Read more...]
Grief – A Conversation Over Dinner
April 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
About a month ago, I was having dinner with a group of ladies. Strangely, there were about 6 of us there, and 5 of us were "widows". While I can't officially call myself a "widow" I have felt like one since the death of my fiancee. Some of the ladies were long time widows, some had not had large amounts of time in that dreaded catagory. I can say for certain that is one club that you really don't want to be a member of. I had to ask, does this grief, or missing the one that you loved … [Read more...]
So it has been about a month
January 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I can't say I am making large progress on the diet. I haven't gained since the last posting, that's a miracle. Since I wrote last I went on three vacations. Once up to Missouri for Christmas with my family. Dodged holiday dinners, and drinks that go with dinners. Went to Austin for New Years, lovely dinner there. When to Club Med for a week. Not gaining there was a miracle, I came back 1 pound up from there, but considering I drank mostly calorie filled drinks and ate an … [Read more...]
Buying gas late at night
October 3, 2009 By 2 Comments
Working in finance for so long has made me have some personal quirks. For example, if I know the price of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese is say 55 cents a box at one store, and 50 cents a box at another store, I don't think of this being a five cent difference. This means I immediately translate this into being this is 10% more at one store over the other store's price. Needless to say I find myself doing crazy things when it comes to buying gas. I live and work in affluent parts of town. … [Read more...]
Wow it has been almost a month!
September 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
So it has been a long time since I posted last. Things have been really busy. I have been working on the book, which is available for pre-order at amazon.com, and it is a bit of a scary proposition to me that I haven't finished the book, but hey, 95% of the recipes are complete, which, for me, that is a sigh of relief. I have also been working on putting together Kosher versions of the recipes together for a software package that will be sold from a Jewish publishing company, and I have … [Read more...]