um sir i think we may need a footnote intervention. this ratio of post to footnotes is like a restaurant that serves a tiny 2-course meal and a decadent 7-course desert
Yet another amazing read. If scrolling social media is the information version of the most processed junk food you've ever had, your substack feels like food that nourishes. In a world of meaningless fluff, it's refreshing to see words on a screen that mean something. On that note, I've been thinking about writing as well, and I've been making an effort to write more simply. Paul Graham inspired this, and I read his essay about it here: https://www.paulgraham.com/simply.html.
Thanks for sharing the chicken recipe. The world needs more good pollo.
No shame in being late to the party. I'll share that I found it substantially easier to spatchcock with shears to cut out the backbone rather than a knife.
In theory, good writing, good eating, and good living should be effortless. Maybe nothing is effortless, but putting in the effort should provide some joy. Your recipes seem effortless and spontaneous for you, and I love eating them vicariously. Most of them require too much effort on my part. If "we are what we eat," I must be a Twizzlers red licorice stick, or a spoonful of peanut butter, or a bagel, or possibly a blue raspberry gummy bear or Jolly Rancher. These seem to be my staples.
I love you, and think your writing is stellar. Such a joy to read your thoughts and observations.
Looks like my footnotes really struck a nerve this week! Alice, you're relatively new here, so I'll forgive you for not knowing Rule #1 of CWD: you HAVE to read the footnotes!
um sir i think we may need a footnote intervention. this ratio of post to footnotes is like a restaurant that serves a tiny 2-course meal and a decadent 7-course desert
Footnotes are the litmus test for who actually cares, Sam -- this week more than most!
Yeah I wanted more personal essay riffing in this 😂
Paul, you get a whole footnote to yourself on that ;)
Yet another amazing read. If scrolling social media is the information version of the most processed junk food you've ever had, your substack feels like food that nourishes. In a world of meaningless fluff, it's refreshing to see words on a screen that mean something. On that note, I've been thinking about writing as well, and I've been making an effort to write more simply. Paul Graham inspired this, and I read his essay about it here: https://www.paulgraham.com/simply.html.
Thanks for sharing the chicken recipe. The world needs more good pollo.
Jeez, you’re making me blush. Thanks for the kind words!
And that Paul Graham essay is terrific. Thanks for sharing.
Spatchcocking has to be my favorite way to cook a bird. Great post as always and I've always appreciated the quality of writing you produce.
Thanks, Michael! I'll admit, I was late to the spatchcocking game, but it's really a remarkable preparation. Thanks for reading!
No shame in being late to the party. I'll share that I found it substantially easier to spatchcock with shears to cut out the backbone rather than a knife.
Couldn’t agree more with that one!
In theory, good writing, good eating, and good living should be effortless. Maybe nothing is effortless, but putting in the effort should provide some joy. Your recipes seem effortless and spontaneous for you, and I love eating them vicariously. Most of them require too much effort on my part. If "we are what we eat," I must be a Twizzlers red licorice stick, or a spoonful of peanut butter, or a bagel, or possibly a blue raspberry gummy bear or Jolly Rancher. These seem to be my staples.
I love you, and think your writing is stellar. Such a joy to read your thoughts and observations.
If we're being honest, I'm mostly a spatula full of peanut butter myself, too.
Why is there so much substance in these footnotes? I almost didn’t read them, and wouldn’t that have been a tragedy?
Looks like my footnotes really struck a nerve this week! Alice, you're relatively new here, so I'll forgive you for not knowing Rule #1 of CWD: you HAVE to read the footnotes!
One might even say that the footnotes are my structural schtick to compensate for poor writing ;)
Obviously. I will ALWAYS read every single footnote from now until forever.