Daddy’s nachos
In the early 1970s—even in San Antonio, where I lived—Mexican restaurants were not yet to be found on every corner or in every…
Read MoreIn the early 1970s—even in San Antonio, where I lived—Mexican restaurants were not yet to be found on every corner or in every…
Read MoreI’ve created some excellent book titles that cry out for books to be written around them. I don’t have time to write the…
Read MoreAnyone who’s spent time in these pages knows of my odd experiences in Dreamland. From Richard Nixon and the avocado tree to Harrison…
Read MoreI pay fifty dollars a year for access to the New York Times cooking section. Regular subscriptions to the paper give you articles…
Read MoreMy iPhone 14 Pro is the first device I’ve owned that uses facial recognition for logins of websites and the phone itself. I’ve…
Read MoreIn 1976 my grandmother took me on a cruise aboard M/S Starward of the Norwegian Caribbean Lines. The vessel seems a dinghy compared…
Read MoreMy dad died this morning. Jim Russell was 94 and, after a diagnosis of prostate cancer a few weeks ago and news that…
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