Blog Master G

My grandmother founded Capitol Enquiry in 1973. At various points throughout my life, I worked for the company in different roles, including Webmaster in 1996, putting the company online for the first time (I built this version of the site in 1997), and producer, working on titles including the first version of Who’s Who in […]

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I made cornbread from scratch last night. Not from-the-box variety. The real deal. Using the Moosewood Cookbook recipe. Cornmeal, flour, yogurt, honey, egg, the whole shebang. And it was actually delicious. This is a big deal because I never cook (aside from the occasional egg ‘n cheese bagel sandwich and making my own cheese sandwiches […]

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Grab a Guinness and celebrate life, your friends, your family, your fortune, your health. Here’s to the Irish in all of us this 17th day of March. My great grandfather Jack O’Flaherty was born in County Sligo, Ireland and emigrated to San Francisco where he met my great grandmother, Nora Patricia […]

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After a hard night’s work of refinancing our mortgage (we got a much better rate that will take a number of years off our loan), then catching up on TV shows such as Lost, The OC (ended with the new Star Wars III trailer), and Blind Justice (the new show with the most implausible of […]

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As has become tradition on this day each year, my site is pink in honor of Nana, the amazing woman who left this earth three years ago today and who touched so many lives. She continues to be a significant part of who I am today and inspires me always. The last Thanksgiving we spent […]

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Once upon a December day was Jen’s birthday, and all were ready to play. We were to have a romantic in-town getaway and the dogs were scheduled to go away when down from the cellar to our dismay we smelled the most distinct fume of burning wires coming our way. We walked all around with […]

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Jen and I really know how to pick a weekend to travel south. I’m in Hoboken at the moment, getting ready to take the Path Train into Manhattan to meet up with Jonty and Dan for brunch. And a blizzard is on the horizon. Starting around 3pm today, the city is expected to get at […]

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It’s been nearly a year since Jen last made one of my favorite meals: The eggplant-almond enchilada. It’s Mexican food, hippie style. Take some eggplants, throw in some almonds and other good lovin’, and out come these amazing enchiladas. I don’t know how she does it, but I’m glad she does. I also don’t understand […]

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It was a decadent three-day weekend filled with Elfin Dressup, dining out (two trips to the Olde Bryan Inn), and more Elfin Dressup. That game is addictive. Not since the Legend of Zelda days on Super Nintendo in the late ’80s and early ’90s have I been this into a video game. Back then, Jevaun, […]

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Last night I did what I honestly never expected to do: I bought a video game that I would never buy for my own future children or want them to play until they were old enough to understand that it’s just a game. But I just couldn’t help myself. I don’t really agree with the […]

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