[NOTE: This is a revised version of a previous post.] Some time ago I was taking a walk, listening on my iPod to some ballet music, and I suddenly wondered—for no particular reason—whether the Eliot Feld ballet “Intermezzo” might have … Continue reading →
Yesterday commenter “charles” wrote: The closest I have ever come to knitting was to think those little “pussy cat ears” hats were cute. That was before they became a political thing. Now, I think they are downright ugly! Well, I’ve … Continue reading →
…visiting friends. I also had a yen to see sunset over Lake Champlain, and just to get away and do something a bit different. I had a good meal. The weather was fabulous. I saw a fascinating exhibit of the … Continue reading →
The other evening I suddenly remembered a film I saw long long ago, and had very much loved, back when I was a child. It came out in 1961 and was called “Whistle Down the Wind,” and nearly all I … Continue reading →
And there may be a reason for it. I was never what you’d call a car person (or a cat person, for that matter), but I used to be able to tell most models of cars apart. Or at least, … Continue reading →
Reading this Althouse thread about friendship, I was struck by a few things, particularly in the comments. There seem to be some rather sharp divides between groups of people on the nature and value of friendship. There are the loners, … Continue reading →
It seems to be a growing trend among young people: Getaway is a sober bar, a new kind of dry nightlife option that is cropping up in New York City. The idea is to provide outlets for people who want … Continue reading →
I’m writing this as a public service. I hope to spare at least one person from the same sort of 5-hour effort I recently went through when my computer suddenly and mysteriously refused to load any new photos from my … Continue reading →
I used to care much less about politics. I think I know why that was. I was younger and there was a lot more activity in my life (school, motherhood, taking care of a house, career stuff, all that jazz). … Continue reading →
I know, I know—you’re going to tell me to change email addresses if I don’t like the latest iteration of Yahoo email. But it’s a royal pain to do so, and I’ve had my Yahoo email for so so long. … Continue reading →
…I probably should just triple it and I’ll be closer to the mark. To take one example, here’s the post I wrote earlier today. It was based on a little article that caught my eye in the Guardian, about an … Continue reading →
BUMPED UP just for fun. [NOTE: I came across this old post of mine today, and thought it might be fun to repeat it.] I’ve always had an excellent recollection for early events in my life, with the peculiarity that … Continue reading →