by rickg | Mar 2, 2014 | Differently, food
There’s this stuff that I make for parties that is known affectionately as Rick’s Mom’s Chili Cheese Dip. My mother made it for parties when I was a kid and I adopted it as an adult and put my own spin on it. Originally it required a can of chili...
by rickg | Mar 1, 2014 | Differently
Tonight I went with members of the group of friends known as The Fat Pack (it involves bacon) to what I am calling one of the most amazing experiences Las Vegas has to offer. It’s called Rose.Rabbit.Lie and it’s at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas....
by rickg | Feb 28, 2014 | Differently
One of the most swank suites I have ever stayed in… Academy Awards viewing party Sunday!!
by rickg | Feb 28, 2014 | Differently
No, I didn’t run into my gastroenterologist at the all-you-can-eat buffet, but I did do a bunch of new stuff in Vegas today. I got a tour of the new(ish) Downtown Grand hotel, which really impresses on a bunch of levels. I’m declaring it the best hotel in...
by rickg | Feb 27, 2014 | Annoying Things About Cancer, Differently
In order to fully grasp what I am choosing to believe is the “enormity” of what happened to me tonight, I have to take you back a bit in the cancer saga and repeat myself a bit. It’ll be worth it, I promise. When I got cancer, naturally I got an...
by rickg | Feb 25, 2014 | Annoying Things About Cancer, Differently
I wrote a TV pilot – I’ve actually written many, most of which have sat in the proverbial drawer and nothing has ever become of them – but this particular one was for a show called “The Life.” It’s a family drama about a...
by rickg | Feb 24, 2014 | Differently
I went back to work today (as in worked at the office instead of worked from home). That was kind of a mistake. Ouch. So during lunch I decided to disconnect a bit and do something mindless. I had been reading a story about the increasing popularity of those stupid...
by rickg | Feb 23, 2014 | Differently
I freely admit that I’m whiffing a bit on my Differently for today. I’m still not feeling great from the whole shingle catastrophe and it was a perfect, lazy Sunday to do absolutely nothing. But I did work on my weekly Vegas column this morning (my 656th...
by rickg | Feb 22, 2014 | Differently
A few weeks ago I read this article about cleaning out the clutter from your life, both figuratively and literally, and it suggested a monthly purge of 9 things. Take 9 things you don’t use (or rarely use or are tired of using) and donate them, throw them away,...
by rickg | Feb 21, 2014 | Differently
I have been working on a novel – an epic, really – that I’ll tell you more about later, but the important thing about it as it relates to The Year of Living Differently is that I learned, today, about Savannah, Georgia’s squares. A big chunk of...
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