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A recent NYTimes article chronicled the shaming that some people experience when they tell their book book group that they haven’t read the book, but rather they listened to it. Audiobooks, according to many, simply aren’t books. The true literary … Continue reading →

ABC News has a story about a man cited by authorities after coming too close to a luxury liner with his replica of a 1775 submarine. I thought this quite interesting in itself. But the man also also happens to … Continue reading →

Erin had four rolls of film developed yesterday, so we can once again provide a bit of relief from all the text. Today I’ll post some pictures from our recent trip to Nova Scotia. The first one is from my … Continue reading →

While standing in Lowe’s: “I can’t believe I survived two years without a Vise-Grip!”

I took the car in for an oil change today, armed with a book and prepared for a stint on their waiting area couch.  But apparently book-reading customers are a rarity, because I got some interesting inquiries today: Man 1: … Continue reading →

Per David’s question, I have no idea how to say that in Low German (I expect Sydney will get back to you), but I did manage to learn how to say a few things in Low German while I was … Continue reading →

I’m trying to get my passport renewed, so I went to RiteAid for some new photos.  I was relieved at the prospect of new pics, because when I got photos for my passport the first time around, I paid a … Continue reading →

Make that four zucchini recipes this past week: Sydney and I just put a hefty zucchini lasagna in the oven . . . If it works, we’ll have dinner made for the next few days! Erin

“In principle, I’m in favor of instituting the practice of certain African cultures of men holding hands.” “But not in putting it into practice yourself?” “I’m not interested in holding hands with anyone, man or woman.” “Why not?” “It interferes … Continue reading →

In just a few days I’ve made a pickled zucchini salad, a spicy zucchini bread without oil (unlike all of the recipes I saw that called for over a cup of oil), and a zucchini salad with dill and sour … Continue reading →