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So this kid tells his father a bad joke. And his father tells me. And I, admittedly not the best joke teller (or rememberer; I only have two long jokes and two short ones at hand most of the time) in the world, tell my daughter. Here’s the joke: “An actor wants to get a […]

The last few weeks have been rough – too many projects going on, too many possibilities. Too much editing. So instead of trying to accomplish it all as fast as I can, so I can fit more in (my usual mode of operation), I’ve been trying to (face it; something in the back corner of

I took a floating holiday on Wednesday. That morning, I tried to do edits, but realized I still didn’t have a plan on how exactly to fix something, so I used the morning working that out. I hate rebuilding plans during editing time – it works much better to brainstorm during meetings. But I couldn’t

A Betrayal in Winter, by Daniel Abraham.The Collected Ghost Stories of E.F. Benson, edited by Richard Dalby.So far on the Gene Wolfe Solar Cycle… — My only complaint with A Betrayal in Winter was the fact that most of the action (all but the epilogue) occurred in SUMMER. SUMMER. I think this is a valid

The Curry Leaf restaurant in Colorado Springs is tiny, but it’s good. Sri Lankan comfort food turns out to be a cross between Indian and some colonial European influences, and it was comfort-food yummy. A lot of curries with rice – and pastries and flan for desert. The coconut sambol (a salad) was too spicy

I can’t recommend going to Pueblo, although I had a good time, which says more about me and my capability for amusement than it does about Pueblo. And more about how much more easily Ray and Lee get along, how they cope with changes in the routine. The trip was a belated birthday present: there’s

Dr. Heckenleibel. Janey, years later. During. Smart Bart.

Hooray! It is raining and too wet to do anything with the front yard!Hooray! I’m eating the last of the cereal!Hooray! I’m going to Pueblo today with Lee and Ray and there will be pretty food and tasty pictures!Hooray! Yoga will be over soon!Hooray! I have an extra day to get caught up on edits

Behold! The wonderful power of something good to do with the leftover bunch of cilantro before it goes bad! This is a South American-type condiment. Aji Verde (Green Garlic Sauce) 1 c chopped washed cilantro, with stems1 clove of garlic, peeled and crushed1/4 c sour cream2 T lime juice1/2 anaheim pepper1 T chimayo chili powder

Experimente… Crabapple trees go pink in springand you forget how annoying theyget in the fall, with the fruit. This year the buds died on the branchafter a dry, warm winter and a suddenlyicy spring. Dry on the branch I crush them between my fingers.The tree keeps growing. New leavesset in. And I say look, If