I’ll Eat To That
Travel diaries, food porn, random rants, and various musings about stuff that I feel like musing about.
Blog Posts
TYOLD Day 101: Food Frenzy Part II
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 never tried in...
TYOLD Day 100(!): Food Frenzy
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...
TYOLD Day 99: Je m’appelle Ricque
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 ne...
TYOLD Day 98: Mi Chiamo Rico
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...
TYOLD Day 97: Me Llamo Ricardo
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...
TYOLD Day 96: My Hood
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...
TYOLD Day 95: Following Through
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,...
TYOLD Day 94: So You Think You Can Dance?
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 I went to acting...
TYOLD Day 93: The Book of Morm…
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 funny first act -...
TYOLD Day 92: A New Site (or 3)
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...
Deeper Dives
The Year of Living With Cancer
In 2012, I was diagnosed with Esophageal Cancer. To help myself cope with it, I wrote about it. A lot. And yes, the picture of Angela and Jordan will make sense at some point if you read enough.
The Year of Living Differently
After cancer, I decided to try to mix things up and do something different every single day for a year. Did I make it?
50 for 50 by 50
To celebrate, or perhaps to distract myself from, my impending 50th birthday in 2016, I embarked on a project to give $50 to 50 different charities by the time I turned 50.
Gun Violence
A page full of facts to help you be better informed about the issues surrounding gun violence in the United states.