Oh the long tradition. Much regret we are not gathering together. Many good wishes and gratitude to all of you on this Thanksgiving. A lot to be thankful for this year. A raised glass to you.
Posted on November 23rd, 2008 by Shotts
Filed under: Autumn, Family, Food, Holidays, Hollow Men, Nostalgia | 2 Comments »
I have been contemplating this place and time in life–being 33. It is an interesting but hard to define stage. I have particularly been trying to explore the concept of the Jesus Year, as Jesus was supposedly 33 for the bulk of his ministry, betrayal, and death. The concept is that by the age of [...]
Posted on September 24th, 2007 by Shotts
Filed under: Autumn, Classmates, Doppelgangers, Ethics & Morality, Exercise, Family, Food, Hollow Men, Love, Nostalgia, Philosophical, Time | 3 Comments »
Okay, I just got a call from the allergy clinic a couple of days ago. I’ve been given the all-clear for my cashew and pistachio allergies! They said that no observable allergies showed up in a blood test I took a few days previous. So, I can begin to reintroduce the pistachios and cashews [...]
Posted on August 29th, 2007 by Tobias
Filed under: Food, Holidays | 2 Comments »
If you’re like most Hollow Men I know, you’re worried that you don’t exercise enough, don’t eat well and don’t have enough time to be creative.
This man can help.
Posted on March 30th, 2007 by J.E.
Filed under: Art, Exercise, Food, Hollow Men | 2 Comments »
I read this (below) at the end of an article, “Unhappy Meals,” in The New York Times Magazine, January 28, 2007. It is by Michael Pollan, whose most recent book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, was chosen by the editors of The New York Times Book Review as one of the 10 best books of 2006.
This is [...]
Posted on February 5th, 2007 by Shotts
Filed under: Books, Food | 3 Comments »
I would say the most continuous discussion on this site has involved food, health, vegetarianism, fasting, etc. Kind of intriguing, so I thought I would add this to that conversation. In the January 22, 2007 issue of The New Yorker, there is an article by Steven Shapin about the history of vegetarianism. Here are a [...]
Posted on February 3rd, 2007 by Shotts
Filed under: Food | No Comments »
Liz and I have trouble taking the time to feed ourselves properly — especially for supper. But tonight we had one of our favorite meals. This recipe is very good and very simple.
Lentil Soup
16 oz. (2 1/2 cups) dry lentils
8 c. water
4 stalks celery, sliced
5 carrots, sliced
1/4 c. parsley, chopped
2 t. salt
3/4 t. [...]
Posted on January 2nd, 2007 by J.E.
Filed under: Food | 3 Comments »
And now, looking ahead, it must be asked: what do you foresee in 2007? This can either be predictions of important events or people, or it could take the form of personal New Years resolutions. It’s always such a reflective time. I’m reminded that the month of January comes from Janus, the Roman god of [...]
Posted on December 30th, 2006 by Shotts
Filed under: Art, Books, Food, Holidays, Hollow Men, Movies, Music, Nostalgia, Philosophical, Poetry, Time, Travel | 3 Comments »
Apologies about not posting this yesterday. Understandably, there was turkey to be eaten. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. One thing I was thankful for yesterday was the many years of white meat (and tofurkey), cranberries, mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing and wine we all had the privilege of sharing together. Not to mention [...]
Posted on November 24th, 2006 by Tobias
Filed under: Food, Holidays, Hollow Men, Music, Nostalgia | 3 Comments »
OK, here’s the deal: We have been negotiating this to some extent and realize that we will not be able to please everyone. We realize that not everyone will be able to work this into their schedules, as busy as they all are, but we would like very much to extend a welcome to the [...]
Posted on November 12th, 2006 by Pete
Filed under: Food, Holidays, Hollow Men, Winter | 7 Comments »
We approach our gathering, and I’m enjoying the anticipation. I look forward to speaking with you all. It’s been a long couple of weeks, one of which was spent on the road in New Jersey for the Dodge Poetry Festival (anyone who has viewed Bill Moyers’ special The Language of Life knows the Dodge Festival) [...]
Posted on October 8th, 2006 by Shotts
Filed under: Food, Hollow Men, Music, Nostalgia, Philosophical, Time, Travel | 2 Comments »
Food:
I, too, like J.E. have longed to be a vegetarian at certain points in my life. Gandhi speaks quite frequently about this and it certainly has re-instated that longing. He refers to the fact that red meat makes people more aggressive, which I don’t think has been proven through science but is interesting nonetheless. It [...]
Posted on September 14th, 2006 by Ned
Filed under: Food, Hollow Men, Philosophical | 5 Comments »
It seems like we’re getting into a topic that Shotts indicated he wanted to explore in an earlier post. So rather than add a comment to The Switch is On, Or The Coming of Autumn I’m starting a new post.
Instead of congratulating our food instincts for being so smart those of us who live in [...]
Posted on September 13th, 2006 by J.E.
Filed under: Food, Philosophical | 7 Comments »
