Something that still amazes me about my father is his easy rapport. Dad is better at making someone like him in 30 seconds than anyone I’ve ever seen. It’s like you’re out with him and your attention is elsewhere for just a moment, and when you look up again he’s laughing and gabbing with a … Read more
Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve lost rock ‘n’ roll royalty. Ronnie James Dio succumbed to his stomach cancer early Sunday morning. He worked as a professional musician for an incredible 53 years. He started making his ultimate mark—that of a heavy metal giant—fronting Rainbow in 1975, alternately growling and belting out staples like “Man on the … Read more
I was 30 years old before I realized I liked asparagus. Steamed but still a little crisp, with a splash of olive oil and garlic, it’s one of my favorite vegetables to accompany a steak or a nice piece of fish. But I’d only ever had it the way my mother made it, which was … Read more