Archive for November, 2007
Annette was here for Thanksgiving and we, once again, disappeared into the hills north of Idaho City and pretended to be the two last people on the planet. Unfortunately our reverie was intruded upon by two uniformed backcountry guys on some kind of a mission. But they (and their excitable chocolate springer spaniel) were with us [ READ MORE ]
I just got back from a short ride up to Lucky Peak to have a look at the water level and see what, if anything, was going on. As i passed the lower park area the car ahead of me suddenly slowed. We continued to round the lower bend and i saw why he had [ READ MORE ]
I copped that title from a friend, but the sentiment is genuine. See, i just read this on /. : “Today the last section of the old Edison DC power grid will be shutdown in Manhattan. ‘The last snip of Con Ed’s direct current system will take place at 10 East 40th Street, near the Mid-Manhattan [ READ MORE ]
From A.O. Scott’s obit/appreciation for Mailer. All four of these will be shown as part of “The Mistress and the Muse: The Films of Norman Mailer,” a fascinating and wide-ranging retrospective taking place during the next two weeks at three Manhattan cultural institutions: the Film Society of Lincoln Center, the Paley Center for Media and Anthology [ READ MORE ]
“If cats sleep for a living, what do they do on their days off?” I love all animals (and almost universally prefer their company to that of humans) but i have a special fondness for cats. I’m unsure why this is since we had a couple very nice dogs as pets when i was younger. I [ READ MORE ]