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A year ago today was the last real time I’d gather with some of my family. My mother, Cathy, and step-father Ray. Christmas Eve dinner was something I had taken over in previous years and it was a time to enjoy a bit of the old and bring some real meat to the table so […]

It’s been an amazing few years and I’d like to pick up my threads I’ve left quiet for a while. I have a lot to write on but many times it gets lost in the noise of work and home responsibilities. Distilling 2012 was on my list though and I’d like to remember the finer […]

It’s a time of year when families draw near and if yours goes beyond the grabbing, ripping, digesting of the season you might get a tale or two from your peers and elders. If not this is for you to work on that. Is Your Family History Fading? Here in America I feel we are […]

In these economic climes it makes sense to play with businesses close to the vest. If you are lucky enough to have a bunch of family that can become your coworkers then you’ll save a massive amount in overhead. The Family that Makes Chocolate Together… We’ve been told a lot lately that Robin and I […]

Warning, if you are a strong vegetarian onwards you should know I am a great omnivore and only have respect for my foodsources. This article is highly doused in the art of pork and I hope you will still love me in the end. I think I’m finally fully out of my meat-choco-coma. It took […]

To the people who like to read I haven’t published much written for consumption material anywhere in quite a while. I am communicating; [tweets](http://twitter.com/ciordia9) are cast in regularity, photos are [flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ciordia/)’d almost daily. Those who subscribe to the feed know that. It’s hard to put words to things you are unsure of. The faster you […]