Books: How Do You Prefer Your Jesus Story: Despairing or Dingbatty?

I recently read two novels, back to back, that deal with the story of Jesus. They were so wildly different in tone and style that I got a bit of New Testament whiplash. Lamb is narrated by Biff, Jesus’ best friend. Biff has the hots for Jesus’ mother, Mary, who’s considered crazy by many others…

Viva La Paloma! My Taste Sensations of 2014

While I’m squeezing grapefruits to make our Palomas, let me tell you about the three great flavor discoveries I had in 2014: a whisky, a Tequila and an IPA, all very pricey and hard to find. Mostly, it is a tale of theft, forgiveness and shameless freeloading. My older boy, who lives in Los Angeles,…