Kara & Michael’s Blog

Hi.  How you doing?  I know, this recession sure is taking a toll on my paycheck.  Have you seen the cost of gas lately?  The dollar is dropping in value like crazy.
Oh, about this article.  I know there are probably a lot of you out there who support McCain and Rep. Coburn.
I think we need [...]

Yesterday, Michael and I visited the Caribbean Oriental Restaurant for a late lunch after a trip to Ikea. Michael has raved about this place for a while, and every time I’ve gotten off for a federal holiday and tried to take him to lunch there, they were closed. We phoned them yesterday and [...]

Today is a really special day, for two reasons.  First - it is George Harrison’s birthday, although people argue he may have been born on the 24.  Second, it is Michael’s birthday and while he may be less well-known than George Harrison (for now…), he’s pretty important to me.
I introduced myself to Michael during the lunch [...]

It’s been two weeks since Flavor of Love 3 started.  I have to tell you, I find it disappointing so far.
None of the women really stick out.  I knew Season 2 would be hard to top since the first episode that season included a brawl and a dump taken on the floor.  But really, they [...]

This recipe is, by no means, a true tiramisu.  What it lacks in richness and tradition, though, it makes up for in ease.  Michael and I dreamed this up when I picked up mascarpone, berries and hard lady fingers.  I use Ferrara brand Crisp Savoiardi (these) for the lady fingers and find them at Shoppers Food.  I [...]

Upon looking for reviews of the movie 4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zile (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days), I find that it has been adopted by the film-goers of the pro-life (hate this vocabulary) crowd as a movie against abortion.
It’s interesting to me that anyone can watch a movie with an agenda [...]

Yesterday, I’m sitting at my desk, doing whatever work it is I do here, which usually entails amusing myself in various ways on the internet.  Which reminds me, I need to look up this crazy vulture like bird I saw today.  It was big and black, maybe with some white spots on the wings.  It [...]

Michael picked up an acorn squash a couple weeks ago and has been threatening to bake it with butter and cinnamon sugar for a while.  I was mostly worried if such a thing should occur because I expected the results would be… disappointing.  Now, don’t get me wrong, I normally love squash, but most of [...]

Did you know you only have today left to buy your loved ones something special or they’ll hate you for the rest of time?  That’s what the flower companies have been telling me, anyway.
Gene Weingarten, in his chat on Washpost.com yesterday, advised a male writer that even if his girlfriend requested no gifts, he should [...]

Now that I’ve succesfully calmed down from my four-hour drive home from work yesterday, I think I can reasonably discuss it.
I work in Annapolis, MD.  It’s a pretty city, but it’s right on the bay and surrounded by all sorts of rivers and creeks - which means, of course, loads of bridges.
It flurried, iced and [...]