A Stove With A House Around It

Gather 'round, kids. I would like to tell you a story. It's the late '90s. Let's say 1998. I live in Chicago, a stone'...

The first thing my son learned how to do -- the first thing that wasn't instinctive, like eating or crying or turning over -- was feed t...

I am going to imagine for a moment that you, gentle reader, are not so busy with earthquakes, hurricanes, craft beer, pennant races, gas pri...

First, a little bit of blogkeeping: Though I really really really wanted it to work out, my little experiment with Tumblr has ended. I love...

Hey guys. Just for fun, just for a moment, I'm doing a little experimenting with Tumblr. Tonight I posted a little tome about pickled ga...

Multigrain bread extraordinaire ! Such a name deserves an exclamation point. I think all breads should have such names: casatiello magnifiq...

So OK, I have these little rules. I don't have obsessive-compulsive disorder or anything, I just like certain things to be certain ways....