Last night was the annual Columbia Field Hockey dinner. I was surrounded by winners, literally. The woman on my left won a bottle of wine. Carolyn won a family pass to the Metropolitan Museum. And Claire, the field hockey star, got her certificate.
Check out Jim Buchanan‘s blogging from Sloan-Kettering, and the updated Literary Cafe site. Meanwhile, Jaded is running a multi-part feature on the bad news from the Veteran’s Administration health system.
Back when I started cooking, I used to try to make bread. The recipes I tried were a tremendously time-consuming, labor-intensive struggle against the ingredients, and I never quite won. Thanks to the NY Times’ Minimalist column last Wednesday, I found a winner.
This afternoon Brandy and I enjoyed a warm sunny day walking through some of the scenic environs of South Mountain Reservation. One of our favorite spots has always been Hemlock Falls. After the three inches of rain earlier this week, this 35-foot cascade was in fine form.
Newark has always been the place to go for good Spanish and Portuguese food, and NJPAC is a terrific concert hall. But there are other omens and portends in the air indicating that Newark may finally be turning a corner. Since any omens worth their salt come in threes, here are the ones I’ve seen: [...]
Experts agree that Maplewood’s new dog park is the cat’s meow.
My friend Andy took this picture of downtown Cleveland this morning. Nice, eh?
I have a few prints of his photos hanging on my wall. There are more here.
Opening day of JV field hockey today, and this dad was out there making his daughter (left) self-conscious. I’ve been instructed to only attend home games in the future, and leave the camera at home.
I took advantage of the nice weather on Monday to take a walk through parts of the Great Swamp and take some pictures. It had rained for two days before, and it was a swamp to begin with, but it was still a nice walk.
The brutal heat wave continues, with temperatures here in NJ hovering in the high 90s to low 100s. We’ve had three blackouts since Saturday, including two yesterday evening. Each lasted about an hour. I respectfully suggest that we all be sure to turn off anything that’s not necessary. The 40-watt bulb over your stove may [...]
This nesting pair of cardinals has been in my yard all year. I’ve also got a family of rabbits — or as we like to call them, “bunnies” — under my shed. 
The weather’s nice now, but just wait…the forecast for early next week is in the high nineties. I guess I’ll have to break down and put in an air conditioner. 
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