A couple years ago my neighbor, well actually both of my neighbors on either side of me, had problems with their sewer lines and had to have them replaced. This was a major operation, and as all the houses on this block were built in 1920, I figured that my day might be coming. I … Continue reading The Sewer Connection
Journaling
A little over ten years ago I decided to try using a journal app to record daily events, and I selected the Day One app, as it allowed me to enter events on my Mac, my iPhone, or my iPad, and then sync them across the devices. It did this flawlessly. In truth I did … Continue reading Journaling
After the Bubble Bursts
Paul Krugman thinks that we may be on the brink of the bursting of the AI bubble: Today’s primer won’t try to settle the hotly (and endlessly) debated question of whether AI really is a bubble, let alone whether this is the moment of truth. What I will focus on, instead, is a conditional question: … Continue reading After the Bubble Bursts
But With You There’s Just Happiness
I’m very late with this, but I’ve been wanting to mention the Loving You: The Untold Sondheim podcast series for some time. It’s a dozen episodes put together by longtime friends of Stephen Sondheim, Martin Milnes and Peter E. Jones. Peter Jones, whom Sondheim always called “PJ”, was the first person that Sondheim fell in … Continue reading But With You There’s Just Happiness
When a Nephew Calls
The other day my nephew texted. Was it OK to call me? It sounded important. I mean, I hadn’t heard from him in years. Many years. To give you an idea of how long it’s been, I still think of Kevin as a teenager, and he’s now in his mid-30s. It seems he was having … Continue reading When a Nephew Calls
What Should They Do?
What Democrats should not do is impeach the Republican president, at least not right off the bat. The Democrats need to show the voters that they can do things that are popular, and if the Republican president vetoes them, then that’s an argument for electing a Democrat when the 2028 election comes around. So what … Continue reading What Should They Do?
Random Thoughts on the Election Results
I was actually hoping that Republican Darline Graham would win the senate seat in South Carolina as I was curious to see exactly how she would vote on various issues. There are good reasons to believe that she was never fully vetted, and that the GOP was getting a pig in a poke. Not that … Continue reading Random Thoughts on the Election Results
T-U-G
Rolaids used to have a slogan, “How do you spell relief?” It was meant for relief of acid indigestion. When Tug McGraw became a relief pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies and a well-loved figure, that slogan was confiscated by the fans to refer to the Tugger. And if you don’t know why I’m feeling relieved … Continue reading T-U-G
Fried Spaghetti
It isn’t really fried spaghetti. Well, in a way it is. It’s called Spaghetti all’Assassina. You make it with tomato passata, which is an ingredient I’ve never used before. And a broth of tomato paste and water. Instead of cooking the spaghetti in water, you cook it in the sauce mixture, so it absorbs the … Continue reading Fried Spaghetti
Maggie Wheeler
As you may recall, I enjoy comparing and contrasting the familiar roles of actors with ones that they performed in an earlier phase of their careers. Take , for example, Maggie Wheeler, who may be best known for her portrayal of Janice in the sitcom Friends: Just a few years earlier, she had a very … Continue reading Maggie Wheeler