Entries from September 2006

Day Trippin’ Firenze: My Secret Eating Place

September 29th, 2006 · 4 Comments

Even as I write this post, I feel like I am breaking some sacred code. I want to share something with you, something I enjoy so much that by sharing it I am also lessening my enjoyment at the same time. I did a semester abroad in Italy back in 1999, when they still had [...]

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Tags: Florence · Food · Italy

Bad Girl: Dogs as Accessories

September 27th, 2006 · 7 Comments

The bad girl in this post is me. When I was home over the summer, I went with my dad, his girlfriend and my husband to a place in San Diego that does a great seafood Happy Hour. We drank pomegranate margaritas and ate fresh ceviche and calamari. We got there right at the beginning [...]

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Tags: Travels Abroad

Uva Fragola

September 25th, 2006 · 5 Comments

Know all of Google’s products/services? Today’s count: 71 – could be a good baby or bridal shower game! German-born Nigerian-Gipsy Ayo‘s Down on My Knees is very popular in my office right now. When I saw Lex Culinaria’s post about Winemaker’s cake a few days ago, she took me back to a very vivid memory [...]

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Tags: Food · Italy

Gym Tales: Making Friends

September 21st, 2006 · 5 Comments

Lots of links today! Fitness: A nice NY Times article about exercise and weight loss – why it works differently for everyone Music: People are buzzing about “music discovery engine” Pandora – here are some tweaks from Lifehacker to make it work better for you! Fashion: I know some of you will like this: A [...]

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Tags: Italy · Milan

Day Trippin’ Firenze: Gelato da Grom

September 19th, 2006 · 16 Comments

Today is officially International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Don’t ask me how I know this. But I thought that the “How to Talk Like a Pirate” training video was pretty funny. It reminds me a bit of the Dharma Initiative training videos from LOST. Want more? Here Here Here Favorite me on Technorati or [...]

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Tags: Florence · Food · Gelato · Italy