Thoughts of a Middle Aged Man

Musings about Baseball, Life, Fitness, Cooking, Dining and Travel

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World’s Largest Salsa Bar

August 13th, 2008 · No Comments

Felix Restaurant, in Cabo San Lucas, bills the salsa bar as the world’s longest salsa bar. I am not sure its the longest, but with 26 salsas available, it definitely has great variety. Our dinner at Felix’s was only one of the highlights of a mini family vacation in the town at the [...]

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Tags: Travel

Call Before You Check In

July 19th, 2008 · No Comments

For those planning a quiet relaxing stay at Hotel Clark, please be warned that the Hotel is under construction.  Although we still have rooms, they are limited to the couches downstairs or an Aerobed crammed in the same room with exercise equipment, sowing machines and ironing boards.  Guests will be subject to construction [...]

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Tags: Baseball · Life

No Occupancy at Hotel Clark

June 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Sorry about the lack of posts, but in reality, things have been quiet, if not boring around the place. That changed as rooms started filling up this week. Our son is down from college for the summer and on Thursday Jim and Ivana arrived from New Zealand for a 10 day stay. [...]

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Tags: Life

Beautiful Thin Pasta

May 30th, 2008 · No Comments

We hosted a pasta making party over Memorial Day Weekend, and it turns out making pasta in a large group is a fun way to fill an afternoon. Five of us mixed the flour and eggs by hand, then the whole group help roll the pasta with the old hand crank pasta roller or [...]

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Tags: Cooking

Better than Celebrity Chef’s Restaurant

May 17th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Ok, so I wasn’t bowled over with Bobby Flay’s Mesa Grill (but his recipes are still wonderful). For our other pre-theater dinner, we booked reservations at Kellari Taverna, an upscale Greek restaurant on 44th Street. We had heard that their prefix dinner was a great deal, but I was more interested in taking my [...]

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Tags: Dining

New York, New York Its a Hell of a Town

May 5th, 2008 · 6 Comments

What could be better, four days of exploration of all things New York city has to offer. Landscapes, history, entertainment, and dining pleasures. We arrived late Thursday night and checked into the Helmsley Hotel on 42nd Street. I quick walk to pick up some .99 cent per slice New York style pizza [...]

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Tags: Travel

Annette Turns 50!

April 27th, 2008 · No Comments

My wife celebrated her 50th birthday with a party put on at our house by her three sisters. The evening included some magic for entertainment and the sisters initiating Annette into the Red Hat Society. It was completely enjoyable, and a big thanks has to go to the three sisters. Their effort [...]

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Tags: Life

Cooking for Two

April 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

After my daughter left for New Zealand and then my son went off to college, I started cooking dinner for just my wife and I. Cooking for two was hard. I was still making two much food each night. Leftovers were going uneaten. I was finding it hard to cut recipes down [...]

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Tags: Cooking

Seasonal Weather Prediction

April 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments

If you didn’t know, I am somewhat of a closet weather buff. Ever since watching the TV channel at my grandparent’s house in Texas that would slowly pan back and forth between different weather dials, such as temp, wind speed, pressure and humidity, I have followed weather forecasts regularly. Today I use the [...]

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Tags: Life

The Boss is Still the King

April 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

If you follow me on Twitter, you know I went to the Bruce Springsteen concert in Anaheim on Monday. First a little background. I am not a big concert goer. Let me count the concerts that I have been to:

Van Halen (just before they got big)
Linda Ronstadt (Smokey Robinson made an appearance)
Dan [...]

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Tags: Life