by rickg | Apr 11, 2014 | Differently, food
After all the food I ate yesterday, I didn’t intend today to be another food frenzy but that’s just the way it turned out. And it all started with cupcakes. You might remember a couple of weeks ago I was in a cupcake mood and stopped at a place I had...
by rickg | Apr 10, 2014 | Differently, food
To celebrate my 100th day of Differently, I decided to to go all in on a food frenzy. I started with a little restaurant not far from work called Boulevard Burgers. I had been by it a million times but never stopped and so today I did. Weird little place run by...
by rickg | Apr 9, 2014 | Differently
Hello Bonjour Goodbye Adieu Yes Oui No Non Please S’il vous plait Thank you Merci You’re welcome Je vous en prie Excuse me Excusez-moi Do you speak English? Parlez vous anglais? I don’t speak <insert language> Je ne parle pas français I don’t understand Je...
by rickg | Apr 8, 2014 | Differently
Hello Ciao Goodbye Arrivederci Yes si No No Please per favore Thank you grazie You’re welcome Prego Excuse me Mi scusi Do you speak English? Parla Inglese? I don’t speak <insert language> Non parlo Italiano. I don’t understand Non capisco My name is… Mi chiamo...
by rickg | Apr 7, 2014 | Differently
I took several years of German in high school and remember exactly one phrase: die fernsehenapperat ist kaput. It means the TV set is broken. I also studied sign language in college but pretty much the only thing I can remember from that are the curse words. I know...
by rickg | Apr 6, 2014 | Differently
I have lived in or around the NoHo Arts District for most of the time I have lived in Los Angeles, going on 30 years now. I lived in this neighborhood back when it was just called North Hollywood, before it got all artsy. It has had its ups and downs – it was...
by rickg | Apr 5, 2014 | Differently
Back on Day 73, a flat tire wound up sending me on a different route to work. I spotted a place that I put on my to-do list and today I to-did. Or something like that. Harvest Moon is a cute little restaurant and marketplace with lots of fresh looking salads,...
by rickg | Apr 4, 2014 | Differently
I’ve been working on this for awhile but today I’m finally ready to admit it… I’m trying to learn a hip-hop dance routine. I used to be really good at choreography. I did musicals, I was in show choir, and was even professionally trained when...
by rickg | Apr 3, 2014 | Differently
I’ve been wanting to see “The Book of Mormon” musical for a long time. Finally had an opportunity tonight. Me and my friend Maureen had a nice dinner at Delphine at the W in Hollywood and across the street to the beautiful Pantages theater. Very...
by rickg | Apr 2, 2014 | Differently
I have been working in the Internet world for about 16 years now and have been a part of many website launches in my time. But the ones that launched today for the company I work for, Viking River Cruises, qualify for the Differently pile in that I drove the bulk of...
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