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Memorial Day, 2010
One of the reasons I like Mallard Fillmore is that he can always be counted on to remember: This Memorial Day I...
sursumcorda, 31 May 2010 |
Food Rules
Food Rules: An Eater's Manual by Michale Pollan (Penguin, New York, 2009) Food Rules is a condensation of what...
Six Weeks and Counting
Only about six more weeks until we're visibly a family of three! Stephan took and posted a picture of me on Monday after we...
Computer Control Quest - Day 2
Today I almost gave up before I started. First, there was a blog post that I felt needed a comment, and I was guiltily trying to...
Computer Control Quest - Day 1
Last night I finished a project that had kept me welded to the computer for the better part of several days, and I awoke wondering if...
Super Size Me
Super Size Me (Sony, 2004, PG-13) When Morgan Spurlock was growing up, his mother made the family's meals at home; they...
Take Our Children to the Park...and Leave Them There Day
Lenore Skenazy's Free-Range Kids blog is one of my favorite antidotes to the frustrations of modern life, and the outrageous...
The History Channel: The Dark Ages
The Dark Ages (The History Channel, 2007, not rated) Having worked for a number of months in New York City, Porter had...
The Brain that Changes Itself
The Brain that Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science by Norman Doidge (Penguin, New York,...
Switzerland, April-May 2010: Eyjafjallajokull Up...
We recently returned from a lovely two weeks in Switzerland (with brief side trips to France, Germany, and Italy). I hope...
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (20 th Century Fox, 1958, not rated) A sympathetic and positive portrayal of a...
Monk
Monk , the television show about obsessive-compulsive detective Adrian Monk, ran from 2002 - 2009. We encountered...
Extended Childhood
Today's Mallard Fillmore comic inspired this post, which Li'l Writer Guy had actually been working on in the background ever since a...
New Year's Resolution #5 - Pay Attention
I am not going to join the recent chorus of voices crying that multitasking is a bad thing. It can relieve tedium (listening to...
That's Our Boy!
Our six year old grandson is brilliant, of course: great in reading, great in math, and, as those of you who know our family...
Wedding Cake
On Saturday my lovely brother-in-law got married to the lovely Ana and we had a splendid celebration for them. Part of the...
To Dream, Perchance to Learn
Mom knows best: if you want to learn, you need to sleep. A new study shows that dreaming is an important part of that...
A Far-Off Nebula?
What amazing natural phenomenon is this? Looks to me like a NASA photo of some far-off nebula, but it's a lot...
Janet's Interview on The English Show
There's a radio show in Basel called The English Show , for English-speaking ex-pats, and last night Janet was interviewed about...
Boom-Boom!
Welcome home, Discovery. It's always a thrill; what a pity this was your penultimate flight.
Happy Patriots' Day!
And good luck to all you Boston Marathoners!
Out of the Chaos and Fear -- Some Common Sense
Our local story of the disappearance and rescue of 11-year-old Nadia Bloom didn't stay local for long. Mostly, I ignored it...
Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Concert - Color Cathedral
Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture , op. 36 Respighi: Church Windows Debussy: Sunken Cathedral...
Our Very Own Penzeys!
Can Trader Joe's be far behind? Central Florida now has its very own Penzeys store , in the lovely Park Avenue area of...
Feodora Grand'Or Maracuja 75% Cacao Chocolate Bar
Ever since our visit to Rio de Janiero, where we began each morning with suco de maracujá sem açúcar ,...