During my blogging dry spell I thought a lot about things that I wanted to write about. In my life it usually happens that the topics which I find fascinating are the things that intrigue me [duh] and trigger me at an emotional level. It’s usually never at first an intellectual response, because being a sensory person, like most people, it’s the visceral that appeals to me most. This is why advertising works, this is why the beauty/cosmetic industry thrives and this is why dudes dig bib boobs and shiny cars and lest we forget, the 11 year old “boy…. [ Read More ]

ithinkyoushould. Take A Walk on the Foodie Side. I like to think that I “know” a few things. Not because I am a “know-it-all,” but because the things I think I know, hit me at both an intellectual and visceral level. I literally feel what I know in my bones. I’ve often imagined what would happen if I were to explore my sometimes “psychic” hunches, but it’s not necessarily a premonition thing with me as it is a “oh my Spidey senses are tingling,” kind of thing. In print, it comes off as kind of flakey, because, “ohhh riiiight, you…. [ Read More ]

ithinkyoushould. Have a Big Freakin Salad. I just finished a Big Freakin’ Salad. I’m big on Big Freakin Salads because not only do they taste so good, they make me feel so good. And rather than counting my fruits and veggies and grains and proteins and dairy, I can literally dump—and that’s the operative word here, “dump”—EVERYTHING into one culinary, nutritious dining experience. The recipe for my Big Freakin Salad, is no recipe. And here it would seem that I am channelling superstar foodie, Chef at Home, Michael Smith, who, incidentally, advises you to cook “without a recipe!”, but I’m…. [ Read More ]