Raynotes. Her face is changing. Every day it seems she’s a little more aware of her surroundings. She likes to hang out with a three-year old Lantina kid next door that doesn’t speak a word of English. And she figured out how to pull down the zipper of my sweater…you don’t know how hard that […]
The Maltese…Chicken? I read www.epicurious.com regularly. I get the newsletter. Included in this week’s recipies…The Maltese Chicken. “At the beach in Malta, the locals eat fried rabbit, rather than burgers, with fries. I’ve adapted the recipe by using chicken and sweetening the gravy with a touch of honey.”–From Bon Appetit Magazine.
Stuff. Oh, please please please… It looks like I’m going to be able to take Tai Chi classes once a week. Yatayatayatayata! Ladies and gents, the world’s first tap-dancing tai chi grand master! Bad jokes…. One of the people that I work with (over e-mail; she’s located in another state) is leaving to go back
Reviews. The Big Sleep, Red Harvest, Ghormenghast, From Hell. The Big Sleep, by Raymond Chandler. I’ll try to say something other than “Dashiell Hammett is better.” (He is.) Here goes…Chandler is better at classical plotting: the ending delivers what the beginning promises. Chandler is better at making vivid characters, sometimes garishly so. I could go
The Uncanny Adventures of Mrs. Kurtz, Part One (Continued, ep. 2) Actually, it wasn’t that long; the message cycled after three minutes. The voice was male and pitched very softly, almost in a whisper or moan: You probably aren’t familiar with my name, but it’s Jim T. Biggins, and I’m one of the national directors
Bad Joke, my Brother. Stop me if you’ve heard this one. Just try. There are many stories related to the sinking of the “Titanic”. Some have just come to light due to the success of the recent movie. For example, most people don’t know that back in 1912, Hellman’s mayonnaise was manufactured in England. The