I recently re-watched Julie and Julia, and it’s got me thinking fondly of the old days of television cooking shows. Before the Food Network and the Cooking Channel existed, the main venue for cooking shows on TV was PBS. I adored Julia Child, but was also captivated by a number of the early TV cooking…
At the moment, I need to work a lot, which means often I sit at my desk until rather late in the evening. So it was a great pleasure when I could take yesterday evening “off” and just spend it relaxing and recharging my inner batteries.
I’m starting the long process for shopping for a laptop, and man is it fun. They’re all so shiny and new, and I get giddy just thinking about it. (Yeah, I’m a geek.) Anyway, the big debate is, of course, Mac or PC. I’ve used a PC for a long time simply because my family’s…
In my family, the traditional vegetable for both Christmas and Thanksgiving is brussel sprouts. Did I catch you turning up your nose? Then I ask you, what is it about this vegetable that people hate? Let me start by assuring you that no, we don’t cook them until they turn gray, soft, and, well…smelly. When…
New reports are saying that chocolate will become “like caviar” — i.e., a luxury good beyond the price range of most people — as prices and demand skyrocket. This is terrible. I eat an obscene amount of chocolate: chocolate milk with breakfast, or Nutella on my toast. A mini-chocolate bar with lunch. Every day. My…
At the opera house some weeks ago, my husband and I watched the audience and were struck by how little most of the women dressed up. Mind you, it’s easier for the men: Wear a dark suit, a pale shirt and a tie, and you’re set.
So Friday I got ready to spend the weekend at a friend’s, got myself organized, and everything’s great. PJs, check. ProActiv, check. Weekend work and Loretta Chase, double check. All is well. Until Friday night arrives and I realize I’ve forgotten my toothbrush and toothpaste. And here’s the situation: I do not magically discover a toothbrush…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSQq_bC5kIw I first discovered Sherlock Holmes when I was in the 8th grade, and a friend gave me a copy of The Hound of the Baskervilles. I stayed up late reading it, completely scared myself, but was hooked. In college, when my roommate and I were particularly stressed — and wanted to avoid work —…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdRVQ4xwwmQ As I hope you Americans are aware, yesterday was Election Day. I’m not here to talk about the results, which we’re all going to disagree on. I want to comment on voter turnout. I go to the most politically active school, in Washington, DC. I have a very different experience about political activism and…
Today I repotted some of my plants. I’m not going to divulge how much time had passed since the last repotting – I’d be afraid you’d sic PETP (People for the Ethical Treatment of Plants) on me – so let’s just say it was necessary. Way necessary.
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