Most folks think the only difference between red, green, yellow and orange bell peppers is the color. This is preposterous. As absurd as writing a blog post on the topic? Perhaps not.I eat bell peppers like apples. Teammates and coworkers look at me strangely when I do, but I’m unashamed of the peculiarities in my eating habits. Given my familiarity with the nightshade … [Read more…]

My editor and partner at Kaplifestyle, Stephanie, comes on. Take it away, Steph. A few weeks ago, Gabe posted about the benefits of galangal, a rhizome I used in my Thai soup. Several requests came in for the recipe. The soup is my version of Tom Kha Gai (chicken galangal soup).As we’ve spoken about before, all my soups begin with a stock. I usually start out with a … [Read more…]

Todd Jones was a great teammate. He and I rode Vespa scooters to Fenway Park together for home games in Boston in 2003. That’s the shit you remember. Not the 319 career saves. He is a genuine human being and is a solid evaluator of character. Read below; you’ll see why I’m sharing this. So I’m flipping channels, ‘cause I’m old and that’s what I do now. I ran … [Read more…]

A theme of persistence has been seemingly constantly in my brain the last few weeks. Whether it’s thoughts about sticking with a project that has yet to bear fruit, writing regularly, eating healthy through stressful times, or just staying focused on the tasks at hand in general, I’m currently recognizing the importance of tirelessly staying the course.The TV (is that still … [Read more…]