I just returned from attending the Greenbuild show in Boston with my friends and clients, NCFI. Greenbuild is U.S. Green Building Council's international show and they proved their smarts/savvy by holding it in Boston in NOVEMBER! All joking aside, it was a great show and I had a fantastic time. Thanks to some new Selfe-powered friends for help navigating the T around the city and the great bottle of Catena Malbec that awaited me at my groovy boutique hotel. It was the ideal gift to thaw me after the long train ride. You ARE the best!
Also, thanks to Sara Gutterman, CEO of Green Builder Media. Always good to see a familiar, smiling face. Look forward to working with you and Ron in 09.
I have to give a plug and recommend (highly!) the restaurant BokX 109...check out the menu http://www.bokx109.com/. Amazing dinner...smoked paprika fries done in duck fat! Are you kidding????? Nothing like a neat Knob Creek, fois gras, tenderloin, tater tots drenched in truffle oil and duck fat! They had a cardiologist on call. Big evening and just what I needed--well, perhaps I didn't but I've been really good and lost 28 pounds recently and am back in fighting shape--in fact my suit pants wouldn't stay up and my belt didn't have enough holes. So, one night of sin is okay, right?;-)
NOTE: That photo was taken Thurs. at 4:45 outside the Convention Center/Waterfront by a very capable person (thank you Alicia-you are a sweetheart;-) and I think the extreme cold made the camera hinkey. Or maybe I've just become fuzzy.
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What an approbriate city, and time of year to have a "green" expo. Boston has always been an epicenter of revolutionary ideas, and a "green" revolution is long over due. I hope you learned of many new ideas to build more earth friendly structures, and that the attendance was overwhelming.
Don't be so hard on yourself over the decandent meal. Duck fat is actually better than butter! Nutritionally similar to olive oil; low in saturated fat, with a good combination of poly and monosaturated fats.Plus, truffle oil is thought by some to be an aphrodisiac, so I hope you put that to good use on a cold New England night!
Why would anyone go to Boston from Nov-March? Hope you enjoyed it. That meal sounds decadent. hope you enjoyed it and had a good time. Great to see you back at here on Fred Selfe.
Dale, thanks so much for trying to meet us in Boston. Mark and I are sorry we couldn't get to the city when you could meet. How was the wine? Hope you enjoyed your stay and it ws prosperous. Keep up the great work. You're an inspiration (enve though you don't want to be:) for many and one of the few really good men left. If you're back this way we'd love to have you up to Salem. Take care and keep doing what you do.
Duck fat is heaven!!!!
I think fat in general gets a bad rap. Yes, too much of it is bad, and may kill you. But too much of anything is bad, and will probably kill you. In fact, some fats are essential to life. Moderation and balance are the key words. Too many of us have problems with those concepts. As long as calories in equals or is less than calories out, you will be in a pretty healthy state, fat or no fat.
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