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I am a freelance Artist , who is passionate about cooking reading and wine. My recent projects are nautical seascapes and driftwood sculptures, and my love for nostalgia and the history of things led me to share some stories about life and culture. I cherish

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Food & Drink > Sauce, Spread & Dip Recipes Recipes: Creative pasta sauce and accompaniments: 5 of 32
An old friend of mine just got a job delivering ravioli to local markets around the metro area,after the day is done he collects all these sample packages of ravioli he was unable to get rid of and of course in time naturally ,when the old fridge gets jammed , and his girlfriend, mother and sister can't take another bite the... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Are we [Americans] collectively dumb as a nation?: 8 of 51
I have a simple analogy that I have observed from just being an American all day my whole life.People who get up , try to do the right things. work hard , weave their way through bad advice,battle oneupmanship, tolerate everything thats completely opposite of anything you have ever been taught. These are what I call "Profess... More..
Arts & Humanities > Literary Themes & Ideas Writers who influenced your life: 7 of 29
First I should make a mention, I am not a writer, I always had a natural proclivity towards the visual media of painting and fine arts.However, great writers have been more of an influence to me than some great painters. I have noticed that when most people look at a book they find interesting, they quickly turn it upside do... More..
Entertainment > Entertainment (Other) Cheap summer fun: 21 of 27
" Cheap summer fun" or" Beach blanket bingo in your own back yard". I am an East coast person, and like many, the constant threat of wasting my 3 months of summer is a looming fear that has always been with me. Since my early youth when summer felt endless, the passing of school years which whittled it away to 2 precious mon... More..
Food & Drink > Cookware & Cutlery Important tools in the kitchen: Knives: 7 of 9
My knives are are absolutely my best friends in the kitchen, I love them so much I have names for them, there is old salt, aunt Mary,pop Frank , to name a few.Of course some miscellaneous ones that I have acquired along the way,old oak handled heavy things cast away to make room for those shinny new designer models that newl... More..
Arts & Humanities > Arts & Humanities (Other) Distinguishing between art as a personal satisfaction and a profession: 8 of 10
When Paul Gauguin notorious impressionist decided to distinguish himself as a serious Artist and not a Sunday afternoon painter, legend has it that all aspects of his seemingly perfect upper middle class lifestyle began to fall by the wayside. Until one day his wife, who noticed that his obsession with painting was keeping h... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking (Other) Why Rachel Ray's cookbooks sell: 4 of 5
I dont know about the rest of the cooking world,but two things happen to me when I watch Rachel Ray and Giada Delaurentis: 1. I immediately get a boyish crush on Rachel. Hoping to carry her books home from school and share a milk shake with her at the diner. 2. I am transformed into an Italian movie star,longing to eat my wa... More..
Arts & Humanities > Arts & Humanities (Other) What is art and what does it encompass: 36 of 36
What is it about this three letter word that fills volumes of books,sends people into reveries and flights of fancy,drives some artist mad,upsets religious institutions,can raise your soul to the greatest heights of emotional ecstasy,and cause you to weep at the sight of a sunset,make us question our morals,shape our culture... More..
Arts & Humanities > Making Art Unleashing creativity by expressing your emotions: 14 of 14
Horror movies work,because they give a face to our fears. If you were watching a love story and the romantic characters had frog heads and space helmets on you probably would not weep at the tragic love scene. Well, keeping on the same page creatively,that might be a good start to opening a door to honest expression. I have ... More..
Entertainment > Characters & Personalities Memorable talk show hosts: 9 of 9
A not so funny thing happened to me one day in 2006. I went to my car put on the radio, and heard Bob Grant for the last time. It was somewhere in January,that year , And I remember feeling very alone. I turned the car around and headed to rt.35 north and pulled into the Reo diner, an old haunt made famous by Mr. Grant from ... More..