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Well I’ve finally gotten my head out of the show-biz clouds and I’m back to the ol’ bump and grind.  My TV pilot is in editing now and there’s nothing for me to do except sit and wait.  It’s killing … Continue reading

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Here, dear readers, is my belated Christmas gift to you: Sunny, sandy photos from the Virgin Islands, intended to pluck you straight out of whatever dreary, post-Christmas winter funk you might presently find yourself in.  I spent five days there … Continue reading

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New Orleans offers up all kinds of adventures, and I’d say I had my fair share there last month. I stayed in the French Quarter and spent many an hour wandering its historic streets. I took a carriage ride, perused … Continue reading

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It’s a kind of small miracle when your neighborhood restaurant—you know the one… the one you tolerate because it’s convenient and consistently mediocre but not quite awful—decides to upgrade its menu to first-class status. Such an event occurred recently in … Continue reading

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Most people think of San Francisco as the food center of the Western United States. My friend Scott asserted recently that, in terms of value per dollar, San Francisco may very well be the food center of the world. This … Continue reading

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