J. Tostig

He's got you there

I omitted the capers

Cashew Scampi

Jesus Christ.

“The study equates the pollution impact from inhalers to the emissions of driving more than half a million cars annually.”

Hm. I wonder how many actual cars there are driving around?

King Oyster Mushrooms with Garlicky Glass Noodles

This post is laced with kerosene

Babylonians to Antinomians

Guinness (of blessed memory)

What adorably silly ears!

My wife and I called Sal Fasano “You know, Sally, from the neighborhood”, because his name sounds like a guy who runs the best pizza parlor in town.

Broccoli and Mushroom Stir-Fry with Cashews

I would not have pegged you as someone who could eat 13 tacos, but then I remembered my own prodigious eating capacity at 12 years old.

Were you walking in the median?

Stovetop Frittata with broccoli and mushrooms

Still Life, with Dog (2025)

My dog is named after Grover Washington, Jr.

I would prefer a timeline where the only movie in existence is something other than Bloodsport.

Not as familiar with Skylarking, but Mummer is one of my all-time top ten albums, and I love the Dukes of Stratosphear albums that bracket Skylarking, so maybe I should revisit it.

I would miss The Blues Brothers

I also only eat bread with handles

Art

In the mid-90s, I actually briefly worked for a small company that digested American automotive news every day, translated it into Japanese, and faxed it to Japanese auto executives in the US, who at the time, didn't have a good source for that news due to the language barrier.

In my head, I corrected it to “Too many tomatoes”

The last few days have been really stressful, and I kind of didn’t feel like cooking tonight, but I ended up making Thai peanut noodles, and I’m glad I did, because it was delicious.

That looks delicious

So appreciate you coming here. The talk was wonderful and captivating. Thank you!

I watched her perform Goldfinger at the 2013 Oscars and she fucking killed it.