Art, music, food, blah, blah, blah...

Yeah, all of those topics are supposed to be covered here. The thing is, we have been out a lot this summer, taking advantage of having more time to spend together than we may ever have again, and the fact that we are both sick and tired of the summer weather (or lack thereof) in the Bay Area.

Today was a great example. No sun. Fog in the morning. Fog in the afternoon. Fog in the evening.

Tomorrow we are back to Sacramento. Family reunion (that's a lot of Wops), the last warm days of the season, etc.

Art.

I know. I am an artist. I lecture about art. I write about art (rarely, it would seem). So, why have I not posted anything of substance about it for many a moon? Because I have been putting my energies into lectures, painting, and...well, here's part of the problem: I have not been getting out to see art that much recently, and it is not because there is nothing good to see. It has to do with running around volcanoes and fishing and all that.

When it comes down to it, I would rather look at volcanoes than paintings. Nothing against paintings, but when was the last time you saw a Rembrandt spew a fifteen mile long pumice and obsidian flow? Ever see one of those? It is like the moon with cool melted black glass and the occasional tree or wildflower. Better than Death Valley. Almost. You get a thirty year wildflower bloom in Death Valley, and nothing beats that.

Music.

No writing about music, except for the newspaper. Check out Arhoolie's latest old-timey offering. I will be reviewing it soon in a paper near you, if you live near one of the papers I write for.

Food.

Covered that. Kind of.

Fall is here. It is the best season for food, hands down. Tomatoes are great, squash and persimmons are just around the corner. Figs are great. Corn is good. Freestone peaches are good. Capsicum and eggplant are great. The weather is cool enough in the evenings (or bitterly, miserably damp and chilly for those of us suckers who live in the Bay Area) to enjoy a hearty cabernet...

Now's the time to roast pork. It's always time to roast pork, but right now you can stuff it with figs and balsamic onions when you roast it.

Your assignment: eat at least two BLTs a week while the tomatoes are great. Don't skimp: stick with organic, heirloom tomatoes. You can go back to eating wet styrofoam in November, if you must.

That is it for this update. Hopefully I will overdo the espresso tomorrow night and will blog up a storm. Or not.

Posted by erik at September 8, 2006 11:42 PM