Food. Family. Fun.
We’ve discovered a very useful corner not too far from our new home. Because I can’t live without Chinese food, I am delighted to have found some that–on first acquaintance–is quite tasty. Golden City Restaurant isn’t fancy, but it does… Read moreGolden City Restaurant
According to a sign I saw this morning, Del Taco is selling a “new classic taco.”
An extraordinary variety of insects is coming into our house. Mostly, this is because we leave the doors open, to help vent the paint fumes. But it’s also because there are lawns. Imagine that. Lawns.
Yesterday Mr. Sandwich and I were driving to the house. The car in front of us was being driven by someone who was on his cell phone. This is illegal in California now, but why let that stop you? Except… Read moreIdiots on Parade
Mr. Sandwich and I have had white walls for ages. First individually, in our respective apartments, and then after we got married in our shared apartment (the aforementioned crappy one, which we are shortly to depart). So we’re really enjoying… Read moreOz, not Kansas
It’s Blog Action Day 2008, and the topic is poverty. Obviously that’s huge, and I don’t have any solutions to the big problem. But I do have a small solution that each of us can try. Go to Nothing But… Read moreBlog Action Day 2008
We closed escrow on Friday and have started moving boxes over to our 3-bedroom, 1-1/2 bath house. The kitchen and bathrooms have been cleaned, and now we’ve moved on to painting. Painting, by the way, is a full-body workout. Climbing… Read moreWe’re Going to Live Like Kings!
It’s fall, which in L.A. means that we’re in between heat waves. And what better way to get in the spirit of the season than with a spicy bowl of chili? Well, if you’re at Encino’s own Chili My Soul,… Read moreChili My Soul–UPDATED
So we’re watching “Chuck” and this week’s episode (yes, I know it airs Monday and today is Wednesday–there’s just too much TV on Monday, so thank goodness for complete episodes on the web) features a character named Sasha Banacheck. And… Read moreSpies Like Us
There has been a lot of back-and-forth. A lot of back-and-forth. First there were the multiple offers we had to submit, first in increasing amounts and then, weirdly, in decreasing amounts. (Then they increased again.) Next, we identified a closing… Read morePing Pong