http://hp.vox.com/library/posts/2008/01/page/1/ Food, music and a lot of other stuff too... en Vox Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:02:34 -0800 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://hp.vox.com/library/post/chicken.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(hp) http://hp.vox.com/library/post/chicken.html?_c=feed-rss http://hp.vox.com/library/post/chicken.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:02:34 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398d6d2a50002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398d6d2a50002-50si" alt="Chicken" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> What can I say... our grocery had a special on chickens: buy one, get one free. Inspiration provided by The Pioneer Women's Spicy Roasted Chicken legs. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/post/chicken.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398d6ea490003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> chicken http://hp.vox.com/library/post/pagliacci.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(hp) http://hp.vox.com/library/post/pagliacci.html?_c=feed-rss http://hp.vox.com/library/post/pagliacci.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 27 Jan 2008 09:28:26 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398d6b8b70004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398d6b8b70004-50si" alt="Canio" /></a> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398d6ab050001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398d6ab050001-50si" alt="Pizza" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> We went to our regular subscriber performance last night. This production was even more affecting from our subscriber seats - Main Floor Row P - we're quite close (by preference) to the stage. Many wonderful subtleties in the staging that I misse... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/post/pagliacci.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398d6ba3e0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> opera pagliacci http://hp.vox.com/library/post/my-little-place-in-the-sun.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(hp) http://hp.vox.com/library/post/my-little-place-in-the-sun.html?_c=feed-rss http://hp.vox.com/library/post/my-little-place-in-the-sun.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:25:15 -0800 Each evening, I try to get in 45 minutes to an hour of knitting before bed. It's a relaxing wind-down ritual after the day. And it keeps me moving on my knitting projects. I have my spot on the couch; music is on the stereo; sometimes Drake makes ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/post/my-little-place-in-the-sun.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398d5da940004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> ott light http://hp.vox.com/library/post/what-does-the-wienermobile-really-do.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(hp) http://hp.vox.com/library/post/what-does-the-wienermobile-really-do.html?_c=feed-rss http://hp.vox.com/library/post/what-does-the-wienermobile-really-do.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:02:29 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398d4dea20003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398d4dea20003-50si" alt="The Wienermobile" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> The Wienermobile is back in our neighborhood!--parked in its "customary" location in front of the Embassy Suites. The last time it was here, it stuck around for about a week and we saw it every day on our way home from work. Which lead to the d... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/post/what-does-the-wienermobile-really-do.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398d4c7980002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> wienermobile http://hp.vox.com/library/post/antonella-palombi.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(hp) http://hp.vox.com/library/post/antonella-palombi.html?_c=feed-rss http://hp.vox.com/library/post/antonella-palombi.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 20 Jan 2008 12:40:01 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398d452250002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398d452250002-50si" alt="Roberto Alagna Booed at La Scala" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> The Canio in last night's Pagliacci was Antonello Palombi, who Speight Jenkins (General Director of Seattle Opera) has rightly been raving about as a true dramatic Verdi tenor. (Pagliacci is not a Verdi opera, but requires a tenor voice similar to... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/post/antonella-palombi.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398d450160001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> opera aida la scala http://hp.vox.com/library/post/opera-saturday.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(hp) http://hp.vox.com/library/post/opera-saturday.html?_c=feed-rss http://hp.vox.com/library/post/opera-saturday.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 20 Jan 2008 09:17:19 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398d4437a0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398d4437a0002-50si" alt="The 1977 Pavarotti/Scotto Boheme is available on DVD!" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> One of my opera regrets is never having seen Luciano Pavarotti. But yesterday, on the Met Radio broadcast we got to hear him "live" at the near-peak of his vocal abilities (1977) singing La Boheme. Pavarotti passed away just a few days before my ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/post/opera-saturday.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398d4516c0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> opera la boheme pagliacci http://hp.vox.com/library/post/vegas-baby.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(hp) http://hp.vox.com/library/post/vegas-baby.html?_c=feed-rss http://hp.vox.com/library/post/vegas-baby.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:04:53 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398d405750005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398d405750005-50si" alt="The Sirens of TI" /></a> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398d3eeae0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398d3eeae0001-50si" alt="Pirates Of Treasure Island - The Classic Vegas Show" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Got in late last night from Vegas. I don't know if it's from the dry desert air or the flying or both, but my skin is parched. And it was cold in Vegas... icicles on the fountains when I arrived Thursday night. I stayed at Treasure Island (or "TI... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/post/vegas-baby.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398d405ac0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> las vegas http://hp.vox.com/library/post/a-little-night-skiing.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(hp) http://hp.vox.com/library/post/a-little-night-skiing.html?_c=feed-rss http://hp.vox.com/library/post/a-little-night-skiing.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 13 Jan 2008 07:38:05 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398d1f9130005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398d1f9130005-50si" alt="Night @Stevens Pass" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Yesterday, finally, I got up to Stevens Pass for some skiing. But, we did something a little different this time--we left at about 1:00 in the afternoon, arriving at 3:00 for some late afternoon/early evening skiing. I was hoping the crowds when... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/post/a-little-night-skiing.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398d1fa160005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> skiing http://hp.vox.com/library/post/paul-potts-and-opera.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(hp) http://hp.vox.com/library/post/paul-potts-and-opera.html?_c=feed-rss http://hp.vox.com/library/post/paul-potts-and-opera.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 12 Jan 2008 07:43:45 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398d18d060002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398d18d060002-50si" alt="Paul sings Nessun Dorma high quality video/sound" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I've written previously about the talks that Speight Jenkins (General Director of Seattle Opera) and Perry Lorenzo (SO Education Director) give at Elliott Bay Books the Friday before the opening of each new production. If anyone from Seattle is re... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/post/paul-potts-and-opera.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398d1a5380003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> opera http://hp.vox.com/library/post/the-secret-life-of-my-scar.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(hp) http://hp.vox.com/library/post/the-secret-life-of-my-scar.html?_c=feed-rss http://hp.vox.com/library/post/the-secret-life-of-my-scar.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:23:09 -0800 It's been a couple of months now since my skin cancer surgery. My scar looks only moderately improved from a month ago, though now it mostly lurks under my bangs with my new hairstyle. It is still surprisingly tender to any pressure, but I'm OK n... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/post/the-secret-life-of-my-scar.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398d0ba9f0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> surgery scar