Category Archives: miscellany

More gift guidance

We’re hitting the home stretch. So far, things are going well here, with the exception of one Christmas card. (Of course, it is the one going to my in-laws. I mailed it too early for their holiday destination. It may find its way to postal limbo.) Are you still looking for gifts? May I suggest […]

The First Snow

Doesn’t look like much, now does it? And yet, because it was the season’s first, we ended up going straight to my sister’s wedding reception on Saturday. Our journey took 2 1/2 hours, and we were nowhere close to getting off of the expressway when the ceremony started. It was quite stressful, watching the GPS […]

More more more to read

I’m beginning to realize where my “found” four hours each week (not watching Jon or Stephen due to the writers’ strike) are going. They’re going to blog reading. I keep coming across new ones that pique my interest, and then I have to keep up with their daily postings. It goes in cycles. For a […]

A Mind Divided

Halloween is tomorrow, and my mind is in January 3 mode. What do I mean by that? Well, every year, after the Christmas decorations and the tree come down (and I’m being incredibly generous with a January 3 date, because by the 28th or so, I’m ready), I start in on “Mission: Minimalism”. The closets […]

Pardon the interruption …..

Yea, Red Sox and Red Sox Nation!Tonight, I shall go to bed before midnight.Tomorrow, let’s meet again here. Bonus: The New Yorker has Ben McGrath’s April ’07 profile of Manny Ramirez, “Waiting for Manny” available at newyorker.com. Worth a re-read, so if you haven’t yet, check it out. SaveSave