Tag: cultural
TidBit of the Day: McWedding Bells
Looking for a wedding venue and the Ritz Carlton is booked during your weekend? Try McDonald’s.
Eating My Way Through California: Moroccan Meatballs
I miss my kitchen. I have been on the road for the last couple months, so my refrigerator has remained fairly empty, and I’ve been reliant on eating out. Eating on the road is not easy…not easy to find non-fast, corn syruped food…and not easy on the waistline. At least, I was fortunate to be [...]
Pumpkin Soup Joumou
It’s pumpkin time! It’s that time of the year when I am reminded of why I love New England. Autumn is my favorite season. Perhaps it is the sound of the recently bare tree branches rustling in the wind or the colorful fallen leaves that crackle under my feet or brisk air that causes my [...]
Guest/Harry Potter Halloween
We are pleased to welcome back guest contributor, Crystal! There’s something for everyone at Halloween. In ancient times, the Celts threw a festival to fend off bad spirits; in modern times, adults party and kids eat scads of candy and chocolate. During my recent trip to Universal Studios in Orlando, I got to experience it [...]
Photo of the Day: Best Hour of the Day
Cake from Tante Helga’s coffeeklutch, or Kaffeekatsch, a time of the day when friends gather for a chat, coffee, and cake. Tante Helga hosts one every day at 3 or 4 PM…with at least three different kinds of cakes, chocolate pound ones, cheesecakes…. A German tradition that should be replicated everywhere!
I Live My Life By the Moon
Remember that fabulously catchy Nelly Furtado song—“Turn Off the Light”—where she sings this lovely verse: “I live my life by the moon. If it’s high play it low, if it’s harvest go slow, if it’s full then go.” Well, aside from heartily singing along whenever I hear the song, those verses have some real meaning for [...]
Blog Action Day 2010: Water, a Plastic Privilege
Standing on the shores of the blue Pacific Ocean on Billionaire Row in La Jolla, California, it’s easy to think that everything is limitless and available. And everything is ours for the taking. Including water. Last year on Blog Action Day, we wrote about Climate Change. No climate change isn’t over – did you not [...]
