In one corner, photos from America! In the opposite corner, photos from Italy! Inventive America occasionally trips, running back and forth between big Ideas and bigger Ideals. Fashionable Italy sometimes favors Form over Function. Who will prevail? The Rules: Winner is determined by the Blog Host, best of five rounds. American photos to the West … Continue reading Photo Duel: U.S.A. vs. Italy
Food
Grab a Slice
Today may be National Pie Day, yet everyone seems to reaching for something else, between today's Oscar nominations, last weekend's U.S. government shutdown, the upcoming Super Bowl LII, and... Bill Cosby doing stand-up again in advance of his trial! Huh? Anyway, you get my point. Everybody wants their slice. Unfortunately, not all pies are shared. And metaphorically speaking, YOU are … Continue reading Grab a Slice
S’mores Madness: Compartés vs. Cocoa Parlor
Having just learned about the use of child slave labor to pick cocoa beans, you may be asking, "Camp Host Chad, from which ethical chocolate company** should I buy chocolate for s'mores?" Good question! I'm here to help. It seems to me that the only way to know for sure is to use a single elimination … Continue reading S’mores Madness: Compartés vs. Cocoa Parlor
Slave Free S’mores
Before we can talk about this: First please read this story outtake, courtesy of my transcription of a podcast featuring Danielle Strickland: I was in Australia, I lived there, I was a social justice director for the Salvation Army there. We had this guest come to this conference, it was a youth conference, it was probably … Continue reading Slave Free S’mores
Panamint Milkshake
There you are, prepared to partake in a perilous journey, perched on the precipice of your pilgrimage. Peering over a panoramic view of the arid landscape, you pause. Something prods at you. What are you forgetting? You're not lost. You've got a map. You know where you are going. You know where you are. You just pumped a … Continue reading Panamint Milkshake
Peppermint Ice Cream
As promised yesterday: The Snack Shack at the High School Summer Camp I attended many years ago served peppermint ice cream. Every summer, I consumed as many peppermint milkshakes as I could afford. (I could never afford enough.) Other campers followed trends, like the summer everyone got hooked on raw cookie dough, until some counselor's fears of salmonella … Continue reading Peppermint Ice Cream
Campfire Tales 