The most memorable dining experience of my life took place in Londrina, Brazil, among a party of twenty friends at one of that South American country’s famed churrascarías. The longing for a repeat performance has lingered in a modest, back-stage sort of way ever since.
With First Son home from his Seattle university, it seemed [...]
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cattle call: Fogo de Chao, Indianapolis
Posted in my hometown, reseña on March 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
‘Just gittin’ started: The Aaron Pelsue Band, Live
Posted in my hometown, reseña, tagged music, reseña, The Aaron Pelsue Band on December 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Aaron Pelsue Band has become a fortunate fixture on the Indianapolis worship music scene. From its `home stadium’ at the Circle City’s East 91st Street Christian Church, the band has developed a dedicated following among Christian worshippers who appreciate—in addition to some rockin’ music—the band’s ability to play alternating lead and supporting roles in [...]
owls in the mix
Posted in clarity, my hometown, tagged fauna on July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Returning from vacation in Montana to our more humble, flatland environs, my wife and I were greeted in the semidarkness by the sweeping, silent sight of a large owl departing a branch of one of the evergreens that separate our front yard from Holliday Park, just across the street.
On the list of my tiltings at [...]
swallows!
Posted in fauna, my hometown, tagged fauna on May 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Twenty years ago, one of the early-evening joys of coming home to our little house on the southeast side of San José, Costa Rica, with the coffee fields gracing the hills across the river like tightly-braided hair on a handsome head, were the swallows.
Something about that cool, clear hour of the day brought them into [...]
a drawer-full of squirrels
Posted in fauna, my hometown, tagged fauna on May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My early mornings and occasional other moments in our family’s life on Indianapolis’ north side have been punctuated for about a year by noisy chewing. Apparently, this toothy romp takes place in crawl spaces and attics.
Squirrels have been the main suspects, so I’ve been consulting the half-hopeless writings of blogs and web pages where strategies [...]
new(ish) visitors
Posted in fauna, my hometown, tagged birding, fauna on May 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This Memorial Day weekend has provided the time and energy for a major restock of my bird supplies.
The result has been some new visitors:
A Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker has made brief, resplendent visits for seed and peanuts. He’s stayed long enough for this novice birdwatcher to mark the distinction between him and his suspected alternative identity, [...]
remind me how today felt
Posted in my hometown, paterfamilias, tagged fauna on May 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Remind me five weeks from now, when the frenzy has engulfed me again and I’m in a hotel room on some two-week business itinerary, waking up and taking five minutes to remember where I am, how good today felt.
It has been so long since a Saturday at home came down like this one. Sleeping [...]
fly clear: Clear Registered Traveler
Posted in my hometown, two hippos make an island, tagged air travel, airports, travel on May 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Air travel these days provides a harried soul with very few levers of control. One often feels at the mercy of large forces that swirl about, making a guy on his way home from San Diego feel like the flotsam tossed about by some enormous waves.
So does the Clear Registered Traveler program come as welcome [...]
whoosh!!!: Indy Park, Ride, & Fly
Posted in my hometown, two hippos make an island, tagged air travel, airports, travel on May 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As an Indianapolis-based frequent traveler, getting to and through our decrepit airport (whilst we eagerly await the inauguration of our Midfield Terminal in late 2008 ) is at least a weekly adventure. I’ve tried the various parking alternatives, all of which make a passable effort at getting you to the church (or flight) in time.
But [...]
Tucker’s last Spring
Posted in fauna, my hometown, paterfamilias, tagged fauna, Tucker on April 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The voice of our wonderful Colombian-born veterinarian was somber when I called her from Frankfurt to inquire on the results of Tucker’s biopsy. The veterinariological technical lingo added up to just one thing: Tucker is not long for this world.
‘Just enjoy him!’, she counseled with the textured, comprehending warmth of a woman who could [...]
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