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You Don't Really Have To Believe What You Write In A Blog For More Than The Moment When You're Writing It. You Don't Bring The Same Solemnity That You Would Bring To An Actual Essay.

My Mother Was A Good Recreational Cook, But What She Basically Believed About Cooking Was That If You Worked Hard And Prospered, Someone Else Would Do It For You.

I'm Very Much A Believer In Knowing What It Is That You Love Doing So You Can Do A Great Deal Of It.

[i] Had Gotten To The Point Where I Simply Could Not Make A Bad Vinaigrette, This Was Not Exactly The Stuff Of Drama. (even Now, I Cannot Believe Mark Would Want To Risk Losing That Vinaigrette. You Just Don't Bump Into Vinaigrettes That Good.)

Black Makes Your Life So Much Simpler. Everything Matches Black, Especially Black.