Our new neighbor (new to us; technically, of course, we are the new neighbors) told us that we would need six bags of Halloween candy. We went through seven, and...
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Adrian’s Trattoria
Remember that useful corner? It’s also home to Adrian’s Trattoria, a small Italian restaurant with friendly service and great food. Mr. Sandwich has become a big fan of their calzones,...
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Golden City Restaurant
We’ve discovered a very useful corner not too far from our new home. Because I can’t live without Chinese food, I am delighted to have found some that–on first acquaintance–is...
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Oxymoronic
According to a sign I saw this morning, Del Taco is selling a “new classic taco.”
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Bugs
An extraordinary variety of insects is coming into our house. Mostly, this is because we leave the doors open, to help vent the paint fumes. But it’s also because there...
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Idiots on Parade
Yesterday Mr. Sandwich and I were driving to the house. The car in front of us was being driven by someone who was on his cell phone. This is illegal...
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Oz, not Kansas
Mr. Sandwich and I have had white walls for ages. First individually, in our respective apartments, and then after we got married in our shared apartment (the aforementioned crappy one,...
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Blog Action Day 2008
It’s Blog Action Day 2008, and the topic is poverty. Obviously that’s huge, and I don’t have any solutions to the big problem. But I do have a small solution...
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We’re Going to Live Like Kings!
We closed escrow on Friday and have started moving boxes over to our 3-bedroom, 1-1/2 bath house. The kitchen and bathrooms have been cleaned, and now we’ve moved on to...
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Chili My Soul–UPDATED
It’s fall, which in L.A. means that we’re in between heat waves. And what better way to get in the spirit of the season than with a spicy bowl of...