The 80s Called. They Want Their Benetton Back

Today I was awake early and off to the conference. Another good day of talks and discussion on diabetes in pregnancy. Good until late afternoon when the jet lag caught up with me and I basically slept through a talk. At this point the talks were winding down so I decided to head out. I […]

Eating Without Regrets

I just love waking up in Florence. There is just something unreal about this place. You can be wandering down a small cramped street and suddenly it will open onto an expansive piazza grounded by a ponderous medieval palace. That is the experience we had tonight. I can’t help but wonder what this square felt […]

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! ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Aug 2, 2026 I posted this? Wow. Gratuitous. Early on I posted every step of the trip to the blog. This commentary is now longer than the actual post.

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 […]