Happy Birthday
Tonight we took daughter C. out to the Crabhouse in Edgewater for her 18th birthday. This raises the eternal question, how can I have an 18-year-old daughter when I’m barely 18 myself?
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March 2009
Duplicity
It’s a winning kind of movie with a mousetrap plot and some clever twists and turns along the way, and a cast that that makes it look easy.
Crocuses
Ah, another sign that spring is here. This nice bunch was found lurking under a wooden bench in my side yard. Hiding from the squirrels, perhaps.
NYSAE Concert This Sunday
Sunday at 3 p.m., an all-classical program of Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven. Silas Huff conducts, Andrew Janss is the soloist in a Haydn ‘cello concerto.
The Inauguration
The New York Times’ Maira Kalman’s illustrated trip down to the inauguration is a thing of beauty.
Let’s Play “Who Wants To Write The Federal Budget”
What’s wrong with this? Well, lack of numbers for one.
Travelers’ Advisory
America’s Wackiest Congresswoman, At It Again
With Kathleen Harris having fouled out, the mantle goes to Michelle Bachmann of Minnesota. Today she’s heard grilling Tim Geithner and Ben Bernanke on the new bailout plans. Let’s listen in…
Old Timers Day
We had a nice surprise yesterday, a couple of our former nannies dropped by for a visit.
Old Dog Learns New Trick
And they said it couldn’t be done. Brandy is a shepherd mix we got from the pound back in 2001 when she was about a year-and-a-half old. So in dog years, she’s pushing 70. One of the au pairs we had when the kids were little trained her to know …
Broken Recipe?
I’m a pretty solid cook, if I do say so myself. But this one flummoxed me. Any ideas?
The Bar Has Just Been Raised
Meet the nerdiest men on this (or any other) planet
Lawyer Up
A slightly amusing recall notice.
Breathtaking B.S. From America’s Favorite Propagandists
You decide.