Wednesday, July 31, 2019

July Book Report: Free Food for Millionaires

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I read Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko earlier this year and found it brilliant.   I picked up her earlier debut novel, Free Food for Millionai...
Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Garden Report

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I’ve had cherry tomatoes for a few weeks now but on Sunday I picked three lush ripe Early Girl tomatoes .   I wait all summer for ...
Monday, July 29, 2019

Let’s Have a Chat About Glasses

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I first needed help for my eyes when I was in my early 20s.   For a while, glasses for night time driving or while watchi...
Sunday, July 28, 2019

Damaged Finger Update

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Nearly three weeks out from the fingernail incident of 2019, things are looking pretty good.   All of my nails have been ...
Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Today in New Jersey: Shirtless edition

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The backstory:   On occasion, I document that strange things people in New Jersey do and say.   I  call this happy feature “Today ...

We Have to Save Ourselves

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Robert Mueller is testifying before the House of Representatives today.   There is nearly a fever pitch of excitement about this p...
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Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Today in New Jersey: Rainstorm edition

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The backstory:   It’s about time that I document that strange things people in New Jersey do and say.   We’ll call this happy feat...
Monday, July 15, 2019

President of the Racists

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After the president’s ugly tweets over the weekend, I felt a new kind of heartsick; an actual anxious nausea as I contemplated the cons...
Sunday, July 14, 2019

Crazy Plant Lady

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Schefflura plants grow quickly and mine seems to be the dictionary example of that truth.   I got it two years ago from my secret sourc...
Friday, July 12, 2019

Posting Has Been Light….

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And I’ve been feeling a bit guilty about that.   It isn’t that I don’t have anything to say.   Far from it……but I damaged a key ty...