AnimaMunditag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-2168842009-12-10T16:15:00-05:00Food, Wine, Music of the African Diaspora, Books, New Orleans, Travel, Our French Bulldog Aldo et al TypePadIt's Complicatedtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c7da69e20128763ba1ab970c2009-12-10T16:15:00-05:002009-12-13T08:18:58-05:00When the weatherman says it's complicated, that means they don't what the hell is going to happen. They were predicting 2"-5" of snow. We got at least 8" of heavy wet snow. I know it's winter in upstate NY and...MarcoNoeltag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c7da69e2012876216c26970c2009-12-06T21:02:57-05:002009-12-06T21:02:57-05:00This is the way they roll in Guadeloupe-Martinique for the holidaze. Download 05 Noèl o péyiMarcoThanksgivingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c7da69e2012875e13500970c2009-11-26T22:27:00-05:002009-11-27T08:27:54-05:00Thanksgiving has for the most part meant little to me. I had been taught the mythical first thanksgiving gospel. Our family observed it with all of the fixin's, but it sort of left me with an, eh. I liked coming...MarcoUncle Fester Reduxtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c7da69e20120a69b2b57970c2009-10-31T21:39:50-04:002009-11-02T07:58:13-05:00It was in January 2008 that I posted this about my head, hair and face. Now it has happened again. This time the circumstances were different. When I went to my barber, Joe, the other day, I asked him to...MarcoLibrary of Alexandriatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c7da69e20120a661cbe0970c2009-10-20T20:30:00-04:002009-10-21T12:26:47-04:00Some years before I had even heard of the Library of Alexandria, I had a big dream about its contents and its wealth as "the place of the cure of the soul". The books and manuscipts were displayed before me...MarcoAutumn in NYCtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c7da69e20120a6345163970c2009-10-13T17:31:24-04:002009-10-14T14:02:20-04:00Our trip to NYC was a good one. The Excelsior Hotel is a great place to stay if you can get a reasonable rate. It's right across the street from the Museum of Natural History. I figured we parked somewhere...MarcoGourmet Magazine RIPtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c7da69e20120a61cc9de970c2009-10-06T16:19:51-04:002009-10-14T09:08:56-04:00We had a subscription to Gourmet magazine for a few years. I enjoyed looking at the luscious photographs, reading the articles and trying some recipes. The copies are still in our cellar. (If I toss them, you can be certain...MarcoGucci GG Plus Sneakers Only $316 @Bluefly.comtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c7da69e20120a614ba79970c2009-10-05T12:35:10-04:002009-10-06T14:04:18-04:00Economically speaking, things ain't right and won't be for sometime. You don't have to look very far. Billions of dollars are being thrown around like it was cotton candy. People say it's not that bad, as they click on those...MarcoFucking Idiotic Is As Fucking Idiotic Doestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c7da69e20120a5af5557970b2009-09-30T21:10:32-04:002009-09-30T22:07:31-04:00Friends of The (Gurgling) Cod, or FOC, know of what The Cod speaks. So it should come as no surprise that he has been labeled a "fucking idiot" for reviewing a book about Saint Alice Waters and her devotees. This...MarcoWild Wild Westtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c7da69e20120a5a64d48970b2009-09-28T20:09:54-04:002009-09-28T20:09:54-04:00The Italian Wine Guy on the Italian Wine Trail journeys to Marfa, Big Bend and the Chihauhau desert. He is a creature of the desert so he knows its sounds and smells. Check out his slideshow for a feel for...Marco