Last Tuesday I had lunch with Michael Blowhard and his wife at the Beachside Cafe at Goleta Beach. They were in town on vacation and we were able to meet up. Michael is the principal contributor to the group blog 2blowhards, a daily must-read for its take on culture, the arts, history, fashion, architecture, literature and just about everything else. Michael has always been very supportive of this blog and 2blowhards has been on our blog roll from the beginning. Steve refers to Michael as his "blogfather." Mrs. Blowhard has her own brilliant accomplishments in the blogosphere, the theather and elsewhere.
The combination of the Beachside's beautiful setting, the intelligent and informed conversation, and my favorite shrimp-filled chiles rellenos couldn't be surpassed. So much good talk on so many subjects: collaborating in the blogosphere with friends you've never met, the environmental consulting business, life in Santa Barbara, falconry and tazis, the peculiarities and perils of Midwestern cuisine. On this last topic Mrs. Blowhard cheerfully observed that all the famous mass-murderers in California history (Charles Manson case in point) were originally from Ohio. Maybe the food was to blame!
After lunch I took a photograph that I think captures the brio of this talented, attractive and brainy couple. Alas, their need for anonymity prevents me from sharing it.
5 comments:
The mass murderers may have had a serious Omega 3 fat deficiency - the majority of people who live far from high fish diet areas (Ohio) suffer from this - infact a lot of people in the central states of the USA far from fishing ports - suffer depression etc due to this.
Aw, now we really want to see the picture!
Teasing isn't nice, and my imagination is soaring. Just put blue lollipops over their faces. And blackout bars elsewhere if necessary.
Annie,
Think: Famous "indie" film stars...smart, knowing faces you recognize but can't quite place.
They might wear shades when shopping. Don't stare. :-)
In addition to Rogue's theory about Omega 3 fat deficiency, there is the iodine shortage problem that gave my grandmother a goiter (S. Dakota) and also gave Charlie Russell, the artist, the goiter that ended up killing him.
It seems clear to me that humans evolved along salt coast lines and I'd go live on the Pacific coast except that I don't want to fall IN the ocean when the "big one" comes and there are too few Blackfeet over there. So... salmon oil capsules every day and iodized salt!
As for Blowhard pictures, they are exactly as Matt says!
Prairie Mary
Anonymity is a bit of a pain.
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