All in a Day’s Work(wear)
“Clothes make the man” –Mark Twain, American writer If Mark Twain was correct, then the high school version of me—donned in a mandatory cheap polyester apron, polo shirt and shapeless pants—knew my place. And it wasn’t at the top of the fashion food chain. I was working for a major bagel store (back when bagels...
Flying the Coop: The Return of the Backyard Chicken
While eggs have been called Nature’s miracle food, they simply wouldn’t exist without chickens. Or, wait… would chickens not exist without eggs? Hmm. The age-old riddle. Like the whereabouts of Jimmy Hoffa, we’ll probably never know, but in the spirit of fowl play I did some digging into the homegrown chicken industry and made some...
The Resurgence of a “Barbaric” Tradition
I’ll never forget the first time I picked up my mom’s disposable razor blade in a pathetic attempt to rid three or four pieces of fuzz above my upper lip. I was eager to join the bearded tribe and embark on the shaving rite of passage—a tradition that has been passed down since the dawn...
Beeswax: The Other Gold
I don’t care much for bees, mostly because of an unfortunate incident involving a swing set and a sting when I was six-years-old. As much as I’ve tried to avoid these buzzy creatures, a bit of research reveals that bees are an important part of my daily living and can be found in my kitchen,...
