On this day...

• 2011: El Ideas — Dallas heard about this new restaurant called El Ideas several [...]
• 2010: West Carroll Avenue — Never heard of it? It’s that weird lower level ally [...]
• 2009: 3rd Annual Cookie and Tree Trimming Party — On Saturday I hosted a cookie and tree trimming party. [...]
• 2008: Riley @ Target — Nancy emailed me about a month ago to say that [...]
• 2006: Red Fish Grill — Raw Oysters on the Half Shell :: P&J oysters plucked [...]
• 2005: Island by Michael Kors — An early Christmas gift. I love the smell of this [...]
• 2004: Wish List — This is my 8-year-old niece, Stephanie’s, Christmas wish list. She’s [...]
• 2003: Jason Kottke’s Tator Tot Hotdish — A perfectly balanced midwestern meal: meat, potatoes, vegetable & bread. Last [...]
• 2002: Christmas Shopping in NYC Stinks! —       no malls. no carts. no restrooms. heavy bags.30 degree weather. [...]
• 2002: Nancy is One Smart Cookie — Congratulations to Nancy on her graduation today. I know it’s [...]
• 2001: Holiday Stress — Because I don’t have enough stress in my life I [...]
• 2001: Being a Repeat Customer Pays Off — The guys in the deli downstairs from work know me [...]