Truly “elevated” eating

My dining status could be called vegan curious. I believe that I had introduced myself elsewhere as one whose meals are kind of veggie forward.

My intro to vegan cooking was via a son-in-law who knew his way around the kitchen. This was not ersatz turkey (I believe it’s called Tofurky); he cooked genuinely tasty  versions of all the classics. His lasagna was poetic.

The meal and the company were truly elevated. Photos © the vegan children

Last year, I believe I mentioned this as well, the vegan children sent me gift cards for Le Botaniste and Peace Food.

Fantastic. I am pretty devoted to Le Botaniste in particular. There are branches of this restaurant around town making it easier to visit one on various occasions.

Last night, these children took me to a restaurant whose table of plenty was a huge surprise. Delicious does not begin describing the variety we encountered at Coletta.

Photos © the children (as above)

The pizza, the garlic rolls, a cheese board, the meatballs were all better than the originals. Lighter, more flavorful, more interesting than any Italian dish you’ve ever enjoyed.

That is not an exaggeration, it is a recommendation. Click on Coletta (above) for details.

Medium

How do you use social media?

Isn’t it more like anti-social? I stole that from somebody, the «anti» part and couldn’t think of any cleverer.

In truth my relationship to media is more social than not. I use blogs to connect, communicate, commix!

Once I’ve posted my opinions in long form, I use social media to spread the words. What I say here, I «advertise» on LinkedIn, and FB, and often on Bluesky or Substack. So many outlets.

4 D Chess?

In the lobby of the Guggenheim

Another art date with the artist, LisaMaria Maya, has us attacking the spiral path at the Guggenheim Museum of Art.

We’re here for Carol Bove.

We also caught the Rauschenberg exhibit in its last few days.

As a P.S. we crossed over to go to the Reservoir to look for cherry blossoms before heading home.

A rumination

Is it harder when it’s easier?

The fancy word for thought struck me as both pretentious and correct. The right title for an exercise in what if.

The lifeguards at the pool where I take my aquatic exercise programs do not have a stressful watch. They sometimes help lower me in a chair in and out of the water. They sit on the sidelines and rotate positions. It is unlikely that they will be called to rescue a swimmer.

A lifeguard at a turbulent ocean has to be very vigilant.

Lifeguards on beaches where there have been shark sightings might be on edge.

Let’s speculate about the mental health disparities between the gym pool guards and the ones watching for sharks.

Which set of water workers has more stress?

What if the lifeguards at the ocean side got a job at the gym? Wouldn’t they feel stressed by the easier job?