Carol

The Fine Art of Food Yesterday, I went for brunch. It was a kind of spontaneous thing really. My neighbor called and said, “let’s go,” so we did. She is, you see, from Romania by…

It’s TREE So, I’ve been wanting to get a tree in my backyard for sometime now. I kept putting it off, for either lack of money or lack of the ability to decide where exactly…

Fifteen Minutes Today, after enjoying my morning cup of coffee, I went outside and went for a walk. Along my walk, I was stopped by some neighbors who greeted me with, “hey, I saw your…

The Artful Omelet I happened upon this link to an incredibly funny website, detailing the trials and tribulations of a would-be philosopher turned cook. It features such classic lines as, “During the judging, the beaver…

Lost Socks, Big Burritos, Politics, and Me There’s a new book out, penned by a self-described naturalist, Dr. Pedale, called (I’m not making this up) The Meaning of Lost and Mismatched Socks. supposedly, in his…

No, No, No, Not me, I’m not Negative People usually associate bad things with negative words. I suppose there’s a reason for that, although we seldom collectively look at the good words, which just happen…

Wrestle Mania Yesterday, we had one of the many “send offs” we’ve been having at work lately. A “send off,” for those of you who don’t know, is when somebody announces they are “leaving” (note…

It’s the Paperclip from Hell All of this talk of typewriters, typeface fonts, Bush memos and the like got me to thinking about the annoying little paperclip icon from Microsoft. How long will it be…

The Left One Rides the Train I’m listening to the radio, which is playing a new song by REM. There’s a line in this song, “it’s easier to leave then to be left behind…” Near…

Tobias, Greek God of Big Ears On Friday, I was reading the newspaper and happened upon an add for a “free to good home” cocker spaniel. Toby, is two years old, is black and white,…