I was up at 2.30 am to be on the river before dawn. I wanted to catch a crazy and difficult hatch of Tricos, which are very small bugs about three to five millimeters long. The hatch is called the “White Winged Curse.” When trout focus on this bug, they will ignore everything else. Fish will be
Category: Personal
France
I love to read and follow all sorts of blogs. I use Feedly, which is a very efficient way, with one glance, to see what new posts have come. One of my favorites is David Lebovitz’s blog. He is an American expatriate living in Paris. He’s also a chef and writes about all sorts of
Summer Sunday Dinner
It is hot, but that’s okay. It is extremely sunny, but I can handle it. Am grilling steaks and red snapper for Sunday Dinner and enjoying the view. I cannot believe that there are only two weeks left until Labor Day. Our oldest child goes off to college then. I am squeezing what I can
Vietnamese-Style Steaks
As we slide into August, I am doing more Sunday cooking on the grill. It’s fast, easy, and doesn’t heat up the house. For a time, I was burnt out on using the grill. I used to be responsible for six meals nearly every weekend, and I hit the wall. But, I now am getting
‘Being Mortal’
I found myself awake again super-early, and so, decided to finish reading Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal. It’s not an easy book to read but extremely valuable. Pavel Hradecky recommended it to me after I pushed out a Tweet asking for book recommendations. So, thank you, Pavel. Gawande is a great writer, and I enjoyed reading
Catharsis
It’s ugly, but I think it’s working. I’m writing about our electoral process. Already, in public and in private, I’m hearing that some people are already fed up with all the social media attention regarding this election cycle. I’m seeing a pretty constant stream of invectives from both sides of the aisle, all designed to elicit