I suppose that I should tell you a little bit about myself, so you'll have a decent prism within which to view my site. I've often described my friend Peter as one third Hunter Thompson, one third Eric Cartman, and one third Frasier Crane. My celebrity makeup would be something like one third Eric Cartman, one third "The Dude" (from The Big Lebowski), and one half "Doctor Gonzo" (the rotten attorney) from Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas (yes I'm aware of the mathematical intricacies here, but that really is my celebrity makeup).

As such, I chose to name this site after the rotten attorney, Judaified as I am. Instead of the Good Doctor, I am the Good Rabbi, and I'm here to provide my own particular brand of spiritual advice to you, my esteemed readers.

After about fifteen years in the information technology business, I realised I was living the "Office Space" existence, and that it was time to change gears. It was a tough decision, but after a good deal of soul searching, travelling, and some chemical enlightenment, I left my job, packed up my life, and headed across the country to the land of pinko commie liberal hippies and Arnold Schwarzenegger in order to start culinary school.

So in this space you will find random thoughts about these transitions, opinions and thoughts about things going on around California (as well as some other places), a recipe or two here and there, photos, and other things that reflect my unique take on life. With all this change and torment, one thing is for certain: we're gonna need a lot of spiritual advice before this is over...