One of my Instagram friends send me a message of good wishes and affirmation in honor of the new month. I replied with an expression I use fairly often, even though I’m constantly surprised by how many people don’t know it and can’t seem to…

I made a stir fry how I do: leftover rice, chopped up veg, sesame oil, soy sauce, and sherry cooking wine. We had a scooch left over, and Sara said, “Keep it and make yourself a sandwich out of it. I like stir fry sandwiches.”…

Back from vacation! Sara and I had a blast. We (meaning she) drove up in two days; I’ll show you pictures from where we stopped for the night another day. Our destination was Corning, New York, where my mother lived and worked for maybe fifteen…