Here’s the deal:  I’m not explaining the Boise Urban Market again.  If you’re interested in details, check out their website, Facebook page, or my previous write-ups.  This time around, for me at least, was about revisiting favorite vendors more than it was about trying new things.  So without further ado, let’s cover a few highlights.This […]

It’s safe to say that I have something of an addictive personality.  Not just because I smoked for fifteen years (half of my life until I quit at age 30) either.  It manifests itself in all areas of my life.  Every once in a while for example, a movie will come out that I’ll enjoy […]

My computer is doing some decidedly annoying stuff, so while I do have several write-ups to finish and post, I don’t have access to all of the tools I need (the pictures, namely).  I’ll be attempting a fix by the end of the week, so keep your fingers crossed.  I certainly will.  In the meantime, […]

Okie dokie kids, I’m going to do one more quick write-up before taking off to spend the weekend in Portland.  I haven’t hopped on the smart phone bandwagon yet so I’m going to be largely incommunicado, except perhaps for random, stream of consciousness text posts to my Facebook page.  Before I go foraging for exotic foodstuffs […]

There are two great culinary battlefields where New York and Chicago have been duking it out for decades, with still no end in sight:  who makes the best pizza, and who makes the best hot dogs.  In the spirit of full disclosure, let me just say that I’m firmly on the NY side of the […]