Putting Things Into Perspective

After a fitful sleep I woke to a breakfast of blueberry muffin, yogurt, and orange juice. The plane landed and we sat on the tarmac for an extra 30 minutes. Just because. I’ve had this happen before at CDG, and have decided it must be part of the normal French workflow that is designed to […]

Up, up, and …Oh wait!

I know one French word. Merci. That’s it. That’s the extent of my French. I keep flying this goddamn French airline and when they ask what I want to eat, I say “Thank You.” Oh well …. This flight is a disaster. It was supposed to leave at 22:35, but was delayed until 300 because […]

What Could Possibly Be Better

Than typing a nightly exposé on a first generation iPad touchscreen??? Butterblogger returns!

Butterblogger’s Espresso Cocktail

As you may recall, in an earlier post I spoke of my newfound love for espresso. After returning home I tried a number of espressi, and decided the local coffee shops just do espresso poorly. The solution, of course, was to buy an espresso machine, which I did. I haven’t reached the obsessive stage of […]

Butterblogger Still Lives

Boy have I neglected the blog. Of course, I really only blog when I travel, and since I haven’t been traveling I haven’t been blogging. This doesn’t mean I haven’t been eating, of course … or drinking for that matter. In case anybody is reading, I’d like to offer a quick drink recipe. And the […]

Hygiene Smigiene

It’s time to go home. The ultimate proof is my deteriorating hygiene. It’s not my fault, really. My beard trimmer was discharged somewhere between DTW and CPH, so I haven’t been able to trim the beard (I have been shaving around the edges though). Then on the flight from CPH to AMS the electric toothbrush […]