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Category Archives: The Good Life
Architecture Conundrums: Solvang
Paleo Retiree writes: Back in the day, one of the main things that any self-respecting arts education drilled into wannabe artsfans was an aversion to kitsch. And not just an aversion to it, but a vehement, cell-level hatred. It’s fake. … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Architecture, The Good Life, Travel
Tagged alpacas, architecture, California, charcuterie, Denmark, food, kitsch, Petersen Village Inn, Root 246, Santa Ynez Valley, Solvang, Succulent Cafe, wine
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Photo of the Day
Blowhard, Esq. writes: I nominate Bern, Switzerland as the official headquarters of UR. Here’s the city’s official website. A person who claims to live in one of the apartments in this photo says, “Rent is high, sure, but not as … Continue reading
Luxury Moviegoing
Blowhard, Esq. writes: The most interesting thing about my latest outing to see Zero Dark Thirty wasn’t the film, it was the theater. I saw it at the iPic Theater, an upscale chain that combines moviegoing with a posh restaurant and … Continue reading
Happy New Year
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How to Cook a Soft-Boiled Egg
Fenster writes: Cooking a soft-boiled egg correctly is really quite simple. However, the process has deep taproots so bear with me for a bit with some background about my father and grandfather. The Backstory My grandfather arrived in the United … Continue reading
The View from My Train
Blowhard, Esq. writes: Took the Amtrak from Orange County to San Diego over the weekend. On the way back home, I snapped this snap of Solana Beach. No wonder everyone wants to live in California.
Posted in Photography, The Good Life, Travel
Tagged Amtrak, California, cliche for a reason, San Diego, Solana Beach
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Montaigne: Patron Saint of UR, Godfather of Blogging
Blowhard, Esq. writes: As these two posts alluded to, I just finished reading Sarah Bakewell’s excellent biography of the French writer Michel de Montaigne.
The Last Bookstore
Blowhard, Esq. writes: While in downtown L.A. this weekend, we checked out a hip new shop called, ominously and ironically, The Last Bookstore.
Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Commercial art, Photography, The Good Life
Tagged book store, Los Angeles, poetry slam, pulps
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Car Show / Art Show?
Paleo Retiree writes: A few weeks ago my wife and I attended a modest outdoor show of classic cars. It was a very happy experience for me. I was a car-crazy kid for a number of years … and here … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Commercial art, The Good Life
Tagged cars, commercial design, industrial design
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Ippudo NY
Paleo Retiree writes: The Wife and I ate at this highly-praised Japanese restaurant the other evening and thought it more than lived up to the hype, delivering a lot of chic theater and scene-y fun, as well as the best ramen we’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Food and health, The Good Life
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