by rickg | Feb 15, 2016 | Drinks, food, Travel
So it’s freaking cold today or at least my definition of cold. Something like 50 degrees with wind advisories because of the gusts up to 40 mph. I know those of you sitting in the bone-chill bullshit that is the north and east are calling me a wimp, but...
by rickg | Feb 8, 2016 | Drinks, food, You Don't Need to Know Everything
I’m breaking the post about Day 3 into two parts because it would be too long otherwise and you might suffer from emotional whiplash. Part 1 is a ruminative look back at a dear friendship while part 2 is about BBQ and boobs. If you’re more interested in one or the...
by rickg | Feb 7, 2016 | Drinks, food, Travel
We begin today with a quote from legendary screen siren Ava Gardner. She was quite a character and enjoyed carousing almost as much as she enjoyed men. I read this – spoken affectionately about her friend Esther Williams – while having dinner in New...
by rickg | Feb 6, 2016 | Drinks, food, Travel
I’m not sure what made me decide Mardi Gras was a good idea. Perhaps it was the free hotel and free airplane ticket from Harrah’s. Well, free is probably not entirely accurate since they give me stuff like this because of how much money I waste in their...
by rickg | Sep 5, 2015 | food, Travel
I really didn’t want to leave Savannah this morning. I was very cranky about the whole idea of it. But I have decided that I will, at some point, make this place (at least part-time) home and so that goal firmly entrenched, I was able to point the car west....
by rickg | Sep 4, 2015 | food, Travel
That’s right, ladies and gentlemen, today was the second annual Savannah Bacon Fest and for the second time I was here to experience it. I am truly blessed. Before we get there, though, a couple of random things… First, last night there was a drag show at...
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