“The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It’s been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game—it’s a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good,… Continue reading “They Wouldn’t Be the Cubs if They Didn’t Break Your Heart”: Faith and Futility on Chicago’s North Side
William E. Stafford’s “Traveling Through the Dark”
Lord Byron’s “The Destruction of Sennacherib”
Yeats’s “An Irish Airman Foresees His Death”
El Portal del Gusto
Review No. 195: El Portal del Gusto 120 Harkrider Street (501) 205-9690 The SituationShe Said: I had evening focus groups in Little Rock one Monday evening—and I can’t eat too close to them and it’s too late to eat after them when they finish—so I wanted a big, comforting lunch, and I figured a local Mexican… Continue reading El Portal del Gusto
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s “Paul Revere’s Ride” (abridged)
Kotaro Express Hibachi
Review No. 194: Kotaro Express Hibachi 2501 Dave Ward Drive (Nutters Chapel Plaza) (501) 932-6109 The SituationShe Said: Because I had an evening facilitating focus groups (that’s my main job, dear reader), I wanted to have a hearty mid-day meal, as I can’t eat too close to the groups, and I don’t like to eat afterwards,… Continue reading Kotaro Express Hibachi
Caked Up
Review No. 193: Caked Up 559 Elsinger Blvd. (501) 358-6246 The SituationShe Said: We had a little break in our daily chores and workload, so I suggested we have cupcakes for lunch! He Said: I was not going to argue with that. Apparently this place (right next to Target) has a sister store in Little Rock on… Continue reading Caked Up
