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Is Paris An Airplane?

...it's a challenge to get through to the person you really need to speak to on the phone....the amount of documentation you need seems excessive....when there's a screw up, there's no one to...

A Little More Confused

I find it odd that you can't get laundry detergent, shampoo, shaving cream, or deodorant that's not perfumed around here.But French Fries?They're available sans odeur.

WTF

Today I had what I call a "Welcome To France" day.That expression came about a couple of years ago, when a friend who lives in Switzerland came to run in the Paris marathon. Except when he went...

Saying Non To Disposable Chopsticks

Over dinner the other night with a group of friends, I was talking about the excessive use of plastic bags in the world. I told them I easily recalled 20 years back, when traveling in Europe, it was...

(Another) Lost Weekend

I decided my entryway was a disaster and got on the stick and pulled everything out and straightened it up. Actually I didn't get that far. I did pull everything out, but lost interest and didn't...

A Lost Weekend

I'm a deadline for a project and am panicking about it. So...being a world-class procrastinator—what did I do this weekend?A. I scrubbed the hose on my shower.B. I contemplated the...

5 Cooking Terms Let's Leave Behind in 2007

1. DressingIt's not dressing, it's stuffing. Get it? It gets stuffed in the bird. That why it's called stuff-ing. Even if you don't use it to stuff, you're not 'dressing' the bird. The mere...

Five Cooking Terms Let's Leave Behind in 2007

1. DressingIt's not dressing, it's stuffing. Get it? It gets stuffed in the bird. That why it's called stuff-ing. Even if you don't use it to stuff, you're not 'dressing' the bird. The mere...

Wednesday PM: Quittin' Time

That's okay. I really didn't want to make a batch of ice cream tonight anyways. (Although I really didn't want to spend the next forty-five minutes on my hands and knees with a sponge and a...

In A Jam With Christine Ferber

Many times I've been with friends and family in Paris and we'll go into a food shop. Now I'm not picking on anyone in particular, so if you think I'm talking about you, I'm not. Think of this as a...