R.I.P. Disco
It’s been a tough week for disco. Today, Robin Gibb, and last week Donna Summer. Like everyone, I have those songs that punch me in the heart and the stomach (in a good… Continue reading
Monthly Archive: June, 2012
Dear Coffee,
“Your eyes have been opened and now you cannot close them.” – Charles Dickens from Great Expectations It’s Sunday. The day I miss you most. I love my new life, but it’s on… Continue reading
So Far So Good: 10 Delicious Things from France
I eat with way too much gusto for my own good and waist size; I’ll try almost anything, but I draw the line at bugs, organs, and blood. In my ever-so-slightly overactive imagination,… Continue reading
Why I Love Provence: A Complicated Answer
“There is but one Paris and however hard living may be here—and if it became worse and harder even—the French air clears up the brain and does good. A world of good.” ―… Continue reading
Hey You (Yes … You!), Thanks
I’m struggling for words right now. Because I’m actually on deadline for a couple of things that pay me, and for some other reasons, that may or may not be related to my… Continue reading
Paris Food Truckin’: Le Camion Qui Fume
Life is really hard in Paris; I recently did a piece for Fodor’s about the two food trucks here in Paris and had to eat hamburgers and tacos like four times in five… Continue reading
In Search of a Concrete Bulldog: This Is My Paris
If you’re reading this, it’s probably because you’re 1) a friend and you’re being nice (thank you) or 2) you want to know what it’s like to cut the cord on your life… Continue reading
Museum Memberships, Layoffs, and Tim McGraw
I finally made it over to the d’Orsay this past week, and I did something pretty awesome: I bought an annual membership. For a mere 44 euros, I can now go anytime I… Continue reading
Why French Women Don’t Get Fat: Mystery Solved
If you haven’t read Mireille Guiliano’s French Women Don’t Get Fat, good news: you don’t have to! I’ve painstakingly cracked the super-secret code that will save you from reading through 272 pages to… Continue reading
Blog Crawl: 6 Random Things I’ve Learned My First 15 Days in Paris
I’m in a Paris expat blog crawl! I’m not entirely sure what that means, other than the fact that there are people jumping from blog to blog today in an effort to make… Continue reading