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Food Porn: Palladio at Barboursville Vineyards
My opposite-sex-partner-for-life XFE and I don’t really celebrate an anniversary per se. We met, we started dating, but I never really remember exactly when, and I don’t know which date we should commemorate: when we met, or when we had our first date, or when we had our first kiss? I know we met in…
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(Unintentional) Hotel Crashing: Hotel Palomar (Arlington)
Thanks to Hurricane Irene and Dominion Power, we spent two nights at this fine hotel located in the bustling metropolis of Arlington, Virginia. Anywho, the location of Hotel Palomar is great…it’s very convenient to the Rosslyn metro station, which was pretty handy since I had to carry a roll-on suitcase to work on Monday. Hotel…
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So When Are You Two Kids Getting Married?
I am such a cliché. That was my first thought when I heard about the Census Bureau report on marriage and divorce rates, breaking the data down by region. It’s like the Census Bureau only looked at one Census form – mine – and was able to write a whole report on marriage trends. “The…
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Food Porn: Alinea
So on Friday night a big crew of us went to dinner at Alinea in Chicago. It’s a pretty swanky place. Definitely not your local Shake Shack. And it was good. In fact, the food was pretty great. Visually arresting presentations all the way, backed up by awesome flavors and textures, in a very hip,…
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How to Class Up A Wedding: Poe Style
I am back from Chicago and in mostly one piece, despite my awesome efforts at eating too much, drinking way too much, and being waaaayyy too merry. I am not crazy about weddings (unless their gypsy style), but I do love a good reception and this wedding reception did not disappoint. Two especially memorable parts:…
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Hello world!
Hi! Look, I’ve birthed a blog. Most people familiar with me know that’s about as close as I ever want to get to birthing anything. Welcome to The Poe Log, a general interest blog about anything that pops into my curly giant head. I’m a writer by day, but writing is a muscle that has…