Fear not - this isn’t going to be one of those posts that wafts about the idea of whether knitting is an “art” or a “craft” and what that particular semantic exercise means in terms of intrinsic or perceived value of the pursuit or of the finished object, the role of gender differential in determination of worth, [...]

The sinus infection really did me in - it took until now to get here.
But I did it.

Smith shoots, it’s high….
OH! And it’s blocked by El Milo!
What a save - DC United’s defense is lucky to have such a promising young keeper…

My mother has a hilarious (and dead-on) take on the aftermath of the NH primary. 
If statisticians had any idea about the NH psyche, they would have thrown in or invented a perversity factor.
You tell ‘em, Mom.

I have been accused of being difficult.
Control your shock, please.  I’m speaking of something specific.  Both my husband and mother have told me that purchasing gifts for me is fraught, since I tend to buy the things I want for myself, with some alacrity.
So it was with great forbearance that I put James Taylor’s “One [...]

My friend Chris and I have an ongoing conversation about music - we introduce one another to new music and discuss the merits of various artists and albums.  We trade off buying concert tickets for mutually beloved artists as well as introductions to new ones.  John and I brought him to see Jonatha Brooke, he [...]

I’ve had little creativity since the sinusy stuff, so here’s another one from the archives. It originally ran on April 21, 2004 and was titled “I Still Police Commas.”
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In my third year of law school, I was required to execute a major project. This “thesis” we were required to turn in halfway through our [...]

Still not 100% in the old “healthy” column, but getting back a bit. I do, however, have some cute photos of my friends Miklos’ and Michelle’s first-born (second-born is due next month). Martin was terrifically intrigued by all our critters, though he was leery of Tosh at first.  He spread toddler cheer [...]

Hi. I’m back. I was away for about a week (last post was dateline: San Francisco, even though I didn’t mention that).
In my travels, I seem to have picked up a very small gremlin who is industriously smashing my sinuses with a brick.  Also, I got home last night - no, this morning [...]

My friend Marie’s six-and-a-half-year-old, facing a window display containing a set of china figurines which depicted the Last Supper:
“Is that the God family?”