I apologize to my loyal readers (both of you - you know who you are!) for not updating for several weeks. I also apologize for the stupidity of the updates, when they are eventually posted.
So, how's by you this past weekend? I checked out the annual Grape Festival down in Naples, New York (at the southern end of the stunningly beautiful Canandaigua Lake). They sell a great local delicacy there this time of year - GRAPE PIE. I'm so excited about it because I thought it would be terrible (sicky-sweet and such), but it was actually really good. I even found a fun article about the origins of grape pie, because I'm good like that.
So, anyways, that's the latest thing. Otherwise, I've been busy at work and at home. I had an unintentional swimming pool installed in my back yard the weekend before last, courtesy of a freak storm. But that's dried up now. I'm also excited about the fantastic web-comic-man John Allison's latest foray - an exploration of his artistic process, done in the style of Marvel Comics legend/gasbag Stan Lee! EXCELSIOR, as ol' Stan the Man would say. Hey, that also happens to be the motto of our fair state of New York, home of the Grape Pie. Wheels within wheels, I tell you.
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"I'm struck by the narcissism and banality of so many personal blogs." - Blaise Cronin, Professor and Dean, Information Science, Indiana University. Is corn the most banal thing possible? Certainly it's not narcissistic to think about and talk about corn. Perhaps I skew 100% banal, 0% narcissistic, then. So here it is - some thoughts about corn. Enjoy. It's nutritious!
5 comments:
grape pie? Sounds like jelly pie. Or a toaster pastry.
i always wonder about these regional dishes that aregood yet noone knows about them outside of a small area. You think word would spread better...
No No No, word of such things can never spread for if they did, the Gnomes that protect such pristine little communities would become Jealous and Enraged. They would leave the town to fend for itself, and the town would slowly decay. Just look at Schenectady.
Nessie, you need to sit down in front of a mirror and ask yourself "why do I hate fun?"
Also, the slice of pie I had was made with soy butter, so it was vegan. So there.
And, yeah, ok, "Juan." I'm wondering what secret Schenectady unleashed on the world to trigger its demise.
Hmmm....grape pie. I'll take your word for it.
Can you believe that no one that I've met in Massachusetts thus far has ever heard of salt potatoes? I mean, what the fuck?
It's tragic, really.
Salt Potatoes were mentioned on a recent Alton Brown special. I was shocked that they were saying something positive about Sorrycuse, but then they mentioned how it is a festering toxic waste dump and thats why there is no more salt mining. Go Cuse!
Plus wouldn't Schenectady have to achieve something in order to have a demise? You can't bee a has-been if you're a never-was.
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