Life Journal red roses

My Valentine

saBEE,

“The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.” – Toulouse Lautrec, Moulin Rouge Has it really been 28 years?! Hard to imagine that much time has passed for us as mates. In all those years, we never exchanged gifts for birthdays, Valentine’s or…

People + Community AI created image depicting Asian Representation

Asian Representation

saBEE,

Visibility is not the same as power, but it is a start. – Min Jin Lee It’s a different world today for my nephews and niece than it was when I was growing up. Growing up I needed to differentiate myself from other East Asians – Chinese and Japanese in…

Life Journal golf putt on the green with a setting sun in the background

the Zen of Golf

saBEE,

To find a man’s true character, play golf with him. – PG Wodehouse Played more rounds of golf this week than usual. Warmer temperatures contributed to getting us out on the course. First 2 rounds of the week were competitive, $$ on the line… And then the moment when emotion…

Food + Kitchen carrots celery radish pickles with blue cheese and ranch dips

Super Bowl LX

saBEE,

Food is all about people. Food is maybe the only universal thing that really has the power to bring everyone together.” — Chef Guy Fieri Checked in early this week with my girlfriend on her Super Bowl menu. She had already discussed with her husband and had determined what she was preparing….

Food + Kitchen Sliced kimchi on a cutting board

K-food

saBEE,

Good food is a way of taking care of each other. – Alice Waters During our nomad years, I was always on the hunt for Korean restaurants, everywhere we traveled to. Surprisingly, there was almost always a little family run restaurant to be found. In recent years, I’ve been making…