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Nothing to fear after all. The surprise turned out to be apple galettes. Recipe from the Millenium Cookbook. Divine.

Silliness, yes, but what the heck. I can be just as silly today as any other…if not more so. It’s my birthday. And I’m at work (as is my father, whose birthday it also is - he is exactly twice my age today). At least I was able to go out for lunch today. As [...]

I’ve my reached saturation point. Sudden (and sodden) summer has brought with it: Too much rain. Too much heat and humidity. Too much work…at the dayjob, around the house, and with the little man. Too much coffee (trying to keep up with the above). Too many social engagements. Too many movies to try to [...]

This is so very sad. “Midnight’s Children too onerous in the 552-page original? Try the 21-page summary on the SparkNotes Web site. The parable of A Handmaid’s Tale not obvious enough? The MAXnotes version comes with pictures. Coming soon from SparkNotes, a guide to Dave Eggers’s A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius.” Thanks [...]

Received my weekly edition of Need to Know this morning. I’ve learned to expect the unexpected from them, but this morning…wow. I had either heard, or heard of this piece before, but had never seen it. And seeing is believing. I highly suggest checking it out. In its entirety, if you can stand it. [...]