A question for all you car folks out there— I’m thinking of buying a used car with active safety features, although I rather I like my car—2010 Ford Fusion. Some makes and models of car introduced these features a couple … Continue reading →
About a month ago I was eating brunch at a restaurant with a bunch of relatives and bit my fork. You’ve probably done something similar at least a couple of times in your life. It’s hard to know why it … Continue reading →
Here’s an excerpt: For those unfamiliar with the term, Marranos was the name given to Jews in medieval Spain and Portugal who secretly maintained their Judaism while living as Catholics in public, especially in the 15th century during the Spanish … Continue reading →
Today is the 16th anniversary of 9/11. As I type those words, I feel a sense of surprise at the passage of time. And yet not a lot of surprise, because it does feel like a long time ago that … Continue reading →
Molly Worthen has written an article in the the NY Times recommending the memorization of poetry: Since ancient times, humans have memorized and recited poetry. Before the invention of writing, the only way to possess a poem was to memorize … Continue reading →
Not bad, eh? I was also here: Note the piece of rainbow.
Continue reading →Nope, I wasn’t at Woodstock—one of the only members of my generation who wasn’t, to hear most them tell it. And I don’t romanticize the 60s and look back on them nostalgically, although many people my age do. I think … Continue reading →
…because I spent part of the morning and early afternoon at the dentist’s. This was my third visit in ten days. I had had an old crown replaced because it was trapping food and causing decay. The permanent crown arrived, … Continue reading →
And I think I’m going to ignore it. I may succumb later, though; you never know. But sometimes these days, when I look at news aggregator sites like memeorandum or
Continue reading →I stopped to eat my sandwich at a rest stop on the western Massachusetts Turnpike one recent weekend. It was a lovely day and the Berkshires a fine place for my little picnic, although I didn’t have time to leave … Continue reading →
…like this: I hadn’t listened to that song in many decades, and so I didn’t recall it was about romance—although, since so many songs are, I would have guessed it. My day today was about something else. After just a … Continue reading →
Such as yesterday, when I was wearing a silk blouse and eating something with salad dressing on it, and a couple of drops of oil dripped on my blouse. I’d had that blouse for many years and had nursed it … Continue reading →