Posts by aarghh

McAvity - the Napoleon of Crime Fagin and who's that feller in Wilkie Collins' "The Woman in White"? Count Fosco, or some such name.

A gentleman does not work for his living. ergo I am not a gentleman.

My compliments - one of the best examples of sartorial travel writing I have read. I have just talked my wife into a holiday in Naples.

Coffee fanatic here. I roast my own coffee beans every weekend and use either a French press or a Rancilio Silvia espresso machine to make my coffee. The critical thing, no matter what your prep method, is to grind the beans just before...

This sounds like a British Army shaving kit to me - if so, Col. Littleton has what you're looking for. Most old-fashioned British leather goods dealers should have something like this.

Quote: Originally Posted by LabelKing I bring a typewriter in its travel case. It's very Germany circa 1958. This I'd love to see. In Ritual Coffee, perhaps...

I live in the South Bay, so I shall be around if I'm not off ski-ing in Tahoe. I'd be honored to offer you a libation of your choosing.

If you can, try and sample the rabbit cooked in gueze. Divine...particularly in winter.

Quote: Originally Posted by j Maybe if I started seeing bikes with license plate numbers visible, lights and signals, and getting pulled over for the blatantly illegal and unsafe moves I see them pull all the time, I'd...

Armagnac Isn't Calvados traditionally had in the middle of a meal? I like mine at the end, anyway.