Random Thoughts on the News

I think it’s really weird that the press is poring over details of the Stephanie Birkitt/Dave Letterman love affair. I have an idea that Letterman will divorce his wife Regina and marry Birkitt. What do you want to bet. See, here I go, joining the choir. This...

Four Days in Paris, Day Three!

The Paris in my mind was different from the Paris my daughter and I met. I saw crowded streets full of students and artists bustling around town, a baguette lodged under their arm, a beret perhaps, lots of beautiful women in vintage dresses, somehow music playing...

Julia Child Was a Genius

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWmvfUKwBrg[/youtube] While watching PBS’ pledge drive yesterday, I was given the opportunity to see some of Julia Child’s old cooking shows, The French Chef. Child was such an original. And weirdly enough, she...

A Trip to the Zoo

Somewhere in the middle of it I went to the zoo with a classroom for kindergartners. That was fun. Fun in the way that having your big toe ache all day while you plod around on asphalt all day fun. No, really, it was fun in that feel sorry for all of the imprisoned...

Stupid is as Stupid Does

A few mornings ago I found myself fumbling in the kitchen at around 5 am trying to make a (I’ll wait until I tell you the story to figure out what to call it) work. I tend to be one of those people who would rather do things myself at either a much lower cost or...