Tim's Reflection Connection

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Everyone remembers all of the brouhaha over Dan Cathy’s (Chick-fil-a‘s president) insensitivity to the gay community. (I posted about it here and here.) The restaurant chain has very few stores here (90) in California compared to Georgia (200+). And, keep in mind that more people live in LA county alone than live in the whole state of Georgia. [...]

Story One I indicated on Twitter yesterday that I’m in Pensacola, Florida, for a few days. I’m visiting my mother. Today I noticed the flag at my hotel is at half mast. I asked the front desk why. He told me about the President’s national honoring of Neil Armstrong, a truly great American. I replied, [...]

Yes, I’m from the southeast. I love fried foods. I love chicken. I vividly remember my first Chick-fil-A sandwich. I was just a kid. Yummmmm! That thing was divine! And for years, in the not-too-distant past, my weekday routine included a Chick-fil-A biscuit for breakfast while driving to work. Just perfection. Ironically, most of the [...]

I remember these vividly as a child. I was small enough to crawl under the end table in the living room and play with the colorful packages on the floor. For some reason, I was enamored with the happy looking faces and the contrast of the vivid color on the white packet. Keep in mind [...]

Did you hear the song when you read the title?? We had dinner with friends recently. The topic of Krispy Kreme donuts came up. At least one person wasn’t familiar with them but observed that those who were, entered into a semi-hypnotic state when just discussing the light and fluffy donuts when they are hot [...]

Thanks, everyone, for the calls, voicemails, Facebook messages, emails, birthday cards and gifts wishing me a happy birthday! Who ever would have thought I would live to be this old?!! The birthday celebration rituals began the day before my birthday with dinner at the restaurant, Paul K. As a starter, I highly recommend the seafood [...]

Every weekend I have scrambled eggs with feta cheese. The last time I shopped at Mollie Stone‘s grocery store, I bought feta cheese crumbles from Organic Creamery. A genuinely creamy, full-bodied flavor–absolutely heavenly! Without doubt, this is the best feta cheese I’ve ever tasted! It’s not the least expensive feta cheese at the grocery store, but [...]

Everyone who knows me understands that I’m a chocoholic, and I’m not in recovery.  I probably eat my body weight in chocolate every year.  I guess the time to diet has finally arrived.  Sadness and despair abound over the news.  If you ask me, candy bars are already insanely expensive for what they are. (CNN) [...]

At the end of 2009, a study reported by the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine concluded that over half of all of the children that live in the United States will live in homes that receive food stamps at some point before they reach the age of 20.  I wonder if now, just over [...]

Today was self-directed exploration.  The forecast called for rain, but that didn’t stop me.  Rain jacket packed in the camera backpack, and off I went.  Thankfully, it never rained, and the overcast made for nice lighting. The day began gray and a bit misty but quickly became just heavily overcast.  I walked over the Chain [...]

Today we spent over 5 hours on a private tour of Budapest. Our guide, Karyn, and driver were excellent, making for a spectacular experience. Here’s just a bit… The Jewish Ghetto I think one of the most powerful things that will remain with me from today was hearing about and seeing the Jewish history in [...]

When I first moved to California, I was amazed at the very unique smell of the plant life, very dank, pungent and earthy. At the moment, I’m in Atlanta for the weekend. The smell of Fall is in the air, and it’s completely different from California—the smell of the leaves. Last night I had dinner [...]

We just returned from a very short visit to my hometown of Pensacola.  My FC, favorite cousin, Susan, came down for the visit as well.  We had a wonderful time filled with laughter, good seafood, and great political talk (the FC and I are on the same side of the political coin).  I don’t know, [...]

Image via Wikipedia I eat out a lot, no r-e-a-l-l-y a lot. And one the things that really frustrates me with today’s restaurants is portion size and cost. Frequently a dessert will cost about $7 and be of an obscene size, large enough for two people. This actually disgusts me as it promotes eating too [...]

In Town Well, I’ll be home all week this week. Wonderful! I have so much catching up to do. Eating Out We went out to eat in Culver City tonight, a place called Eat Your Greens. I’ve been there before and really like their food. Afterward I splurged and had a chocolate ice cream from [...]

Tonight, for dinner, I went to the traditional Vietnamese restaurant here at the Sofitel Metropole by Lake Hoan Kiem in central Hanoi. I decided to live on the edge and ordered a 7 course meal of traditional dishes. I have no idea what I ate. The names were all in Vietnamese. What I do know: [...]