But I might take a nap instead. Part of me is "but it's summer and you haven't been to the beach yet!" and another part is "maybe this will just be the summer of No Beach ( Read more... )

Thanksgiving is over and I am on day 3 of 4 days off in a row, which I can't complain about ( Read more... )

Baked boneless fresh ham

1 ready-to-cook, boneless, fresh ham, 9 to 10 pounds

Salt to taste, if desired

Freshly ground pepper to taste

1 tablespoon dried rosemary

2 cloves garlic, finely minced

2 tablespoons corn, peanut or vegetable oil

2 onions, 1/2 pound, peeled and left whole

1 cup fresh or canned chicken broth.

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The fan on my macbook is making terrible noises. I tried all the reset suggestions. I think I'm going to have to take it apart and look inside to see if there's something physical that's making it so noisy. Because the whirring grinding sounds kind of make me want to kill myself.

Today at the library was pretty interesting. There was a reception for ( Read more... )

Here I am at the library, in the office, having eaten my lunch and read part of the New Yorker: article on Nick Denton of Gawker (a phenomenon which passed me by, though I do vaguely remember those First Tuesday things back in the 90s), piece on the insane chief of police in Tijuana, with references to hints about stuff the writer couldn't say, ( Read more... )

- Last night I re-read The Great Gatsby, for the first time in possibly 20 years. I recommend it. Also, being to immediately obtain a copy of it is definitely a library-worker's perk. There was an ENTIRE SHELF of editions of Great Gatsby. And have I mentioned that the literature/English bibliographer is an amazing guy? He is actually a scholar of ( Read more... )

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I finally got a new USB cable for my camera, after the old one disappeared a few weeks ago and could not be found (meaning that it should now turn up someplace totally obvious within a couple of days).

Herewith, then:

( a selection of recent photos )

My son is making me crazy.

This is not news.

I actually had a nice day. I went to my friend Beth's house via public transportation and she was very excited to discover that we are not actually that far apart via bus (it's about 4 miles, which is a long way in Brooklyn terms). Plus the new Target store (where I purchased several of the John Derian for ( Read more... )