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Book Worm Delight!
But if anyone reading this can sew, I’ll trade you a copy of Leave the Lipstick, Take the Iguana for your services.
Thanks--
Marcy
Friday, April 5, 2013
Monday, February 18, 2013
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My Love-Hate Relationship with LÄRABAR
These days it’s a matter of self-sufficiency to travel with some food items in case of an emergency. For years I carried crackers. But crackers, while tasty, are not practical for long distance travel, unless of course you are the type who enjoys snorting pulverized peanut butter and cheese flavored dust out of a cellophane sleeve.
After I stopped carrying crackers I began to bring crush proof snacks like cans of Pringles and mini M&Ms in little plastic tubes. But the problem with these items was I could barely get past the pre-boarding announcement without devouring them. If the need for emergency food arrived my supply was depleted.
Enter the LÄRABAR. These no dairy, no soy, no gluten, non-GMO, kosher, vegan bars are the perfect travel stash. They don’t melt and they can maintain their blocky shape for years. If you like dried fruit and nuts mashed together in a tiny dense brick, the LÄRABAR is for you. I’ve tried other fruit and nut bars but LÄRABAR is the only one with the half-life of plutonium. They seem to last forever.
But the most important thing for me is I don’t like them. I HATE them. I can barely choke one down without gagging. Their snappy bright labels in fuchsia, neon green, and orange belie the dark brooding bars within. And that twee umlaut over the ä is not fooling anyone, especially me, into believing they are a jaunty exotic treat. Quite the contrary, LÄRABAR’s are one of the most joyless things I’ve ever eaten. If you round off the corners, rub a little dust on them and add some tufts of fur, they would be indistinguishable from trail scat left by bobcats or coyotes.
I never feel tempted to eat one while I sit on the tarmac waiting for some “paperwork” so the plane can leave the gate. At the end of a trip they sit at the bottom of my pack slightly misshapen in their wrappers, but no worse for wear. A few have been at the bottom of my suitcase for more than a year now. They do have expiration dates, but I tasted one that was over a year old and I could not tell if it had lost any freshness or flavor.
Recently I was forced to employ the LÄRABAR as emergency food when I was stranded at an airport very late at night. There was nothing open but a bar that had stopped serving food. It was then that I discovered the cherry pie LÄRABAR actually pairs well with a glass of Malbec. I also tried the apple pie flavor with a Grüner Veltliner, and the tart acidity of the wine was just the ticket to cut through the cloying sweetness. Who knew all it would take to turn the LÄRABAR into a palatable snack was a little wine? Well to be honest, it takes a LOT of wine to make them edible.
So what emergency snacks or travel treats do you carry?
Leave a comment below to win a copy of Leave the Lipstick, Take the Iguana --winner will be chosen by random drawing.
Oh and one more thing--I guess it goes without saying but LÄRABAR has in no way compensated me for writing this. As if! But best to declare everything anyway. I think negative review publicity is on the rise. So think twice the next time you read a very lengthy “rant”-- it could be advertising in disguise. Rest assured that this is not that.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
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Upcoming Iguana Events
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| Laura Deutsch reading in Healdsburg at Iguana Launch Party |
WHO: Laura Deutsch will represent the Iguana and read her story.
WHERE: Hotel Rex, 562 Sutter Street.
DETAILS: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Weekday-Wanderlust/301859366574962
Drink.Think -- Spoken-word event dedicated to celebrating what we drink!
WHEN: Tuesday, February 5, 2013 -- 6pm – bar opens. 7pm the reading begins.
WHO: Jill Robinson reading her story from Leave the Lipstick,Take the Igauana.
WHERE: Cantina, 580 Sutter St at Mason St, San Francisco, CA
DETAILS: http://drinkthinkreadings.com/about/
Book Passage Event--Readings from contributors to Leave the Lipstick, Take the Iguana-- joined by editor Marcy Gordon for Q&A following the readings.
WHEN: Sunday, February, 24 --1pm
WHERE: Book Passage, Marin
WHO: Laura Deutsch, Jill Robinson, Spud Hilton and Kimberley Lovato.
DETAILS: http://bookpassage.com/event/laura-deutsch-spud-hilton-more-leave-lipstick-take-iguana
Reading, & Party for Leave the Lipstick, Take the Iguana and Best Women’s Travel Writing
WHEN: Saturday March 2nd from 3-5:00 PM
WHERE: Ben McNally Books Bay St in Toronto
WHO: Kristen Koza hosts and reads her story.
DETAILS: http://kirstenkoza.com/index.php?id=39947966205
Saturday, November 17, 2012
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Book Launch Party- December 8th
Thursday, October 25, 2012
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It’s Here!
I feel like jumping up and down like Steve Martin in The Jerk and screaming --“The new Phone Book is here! The new Phone Book is here!!”
After two years in the making and a few long delays, plus a flip flop in the title (from Leave the Iguana to Take the Iguana and from Mascara to Lipstick)-- the latest Travelers' Tales humor anthology has finally arrived. I thought this day would never come. Yes, editing an anthology is fun, and an honor to be asked, but also a tremendous amount of work. Way more than I anticipated. But it feels great to hold it in my hot little hands and fan through the pages.
I can’t wait for you to hold it in YOUR hands too. The book should be in stores soon and available from Amazon on November 13th. But if you can, please support your local independent bookstore too.
I’ll be posting here about readings and other events as well, so stay tuned. You can also follow news and announcements about the Iguana on twitter at @leavetheiguana
Here is a shot of the back cover:
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
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Submission Guidelines
Leave the Iguana, Take the Mascara: Funny Travel Stories and Strange Packing Tips
Seeking all hilarious and true stories of general travel mishaps or misadventure, and especially any funny stories involving TSA encounters, custom agent interrogations, border crossings, smuggling hi-jinks, confiscations, packing disasters, or luggage mix ups.
Stories should be 800 to 2000 words in length.
Strange Packing tips 25-100 words max.
Submit all stories at Travelers Tales web site via submission intake form found here.
Tweet short packing tips to @leavetheiguana or @marcygordon with the hashtag #Iguana
I look forward to reading your stories and packing tips.
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