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 61: Rick’s Mom’s Chili Cheese Dip
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 (no beans), a big...
TYOLD Day 60: Rose.Rabbit.Lie
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. There's a restaurant...
TYOLD Day 59: Swank Suite
One of the most swank suites I have ever stayed in... Academy Awards viewing party Sunday!!
TYOLD Day 58: Vegas Differentlies
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 Downtown...
TYOLD Day 57: When the Universe Speaks, Do You Listen?
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 oncologist. I was...
TYOLD Day 56: Sideshow
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 woman's journey with breast cancer inspired, a...
TYOLD Day 55: Quiz Master
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...
TYOLD Day 54: Vegas A-to-Z
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 over the...
TYOLD Day 53: 9 Things
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, burn...
TYOLD Day 52: Savannah’s Squares
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 the book takes place in...
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.