Do you love this foggy, rainy, overcast weather? I sure do. All that’s needed is Bogart and SF and a pretty girl with eyeglasses and a “CLOSED” sign. Either that or monkeys in pine trees like we saw two summers ago in northwestern India a mere 200 or so miles from Pakistan.

Meanwhile, closer to home, as snug as a bug, reality is that I’m working on a story for Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia about Japanese beef, trying to stay conscious, and getting ready to fold laundry, make turkey chili with red beans, and build a fire.

But did you know behind every great meal is a great tragedy?

Stay tuned.