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I was at my brother, Scott’s house today. My niece, Ainslie, aged three months, is just starting to dig the infant toys. So I was trying to get a decent shot on the camera phone: I was having a hard time because, you know,… Continue Reading “The Alex Collection”
It is not news that parrots require a lot of toys. Some things to destroy, some to make noise, some to dispense treats, some just to figure out. Kiwi the Grey doesn’t destroy things as fast as, say, a cockatoo. But then, she is… Continue Reading “My Bird is So Smart”
I was having lunch with my boss, Dave, and my co-worker, Christy. Christy is in Accounting. They are talking about a Clearance Sale that our Public Relations department is offering to our members on some older publications. Christy encouraged it, saying the products were… Continue Reading “Pass on What You Have Learned”
The cat is making me crazy. Since it seems he is more senior than Moses, the vet wants to protect the health of his kidneys by putting him on canned food. Or at least kidney-friendly dry food: He thinks not.After his most recent appointment,… Continue Reading “Speaking of Spooky the Cat”
So. I went to check my e-mail after lunch. And MSN had an article about the worst movie sequels ever made. Of course, Grease 2 was on the list. And it named songs. I have had “Let’s Score!” in my head all afternoon. I… Continue Reading “Worst Movie Sequels”
There is so much in the news I have been wanting to write about, then I found this article in USA Today. Apparently the trend among the weird people is to walk their cats. Outside, on leashes, like dogs. The advocates say that cats… Continue Reading “Walking Cats”
Book 7 I read Truth and Beauty: A Friendship, by Ann Patchett. Patchett is the novelist that wrote, Bel Canto, a book club favorite a few years ago. This book is a non-fiction memoir of Patchett’s friendship with Lucy Grealy, a poet-turned-memoirist semi-famous (I… Continue Reading “Truth & Beauty: A Friendship, by Ann Patchett”
I took my last Accounting quiz on Saturday. The final exam isn’t until next Saturday, so it felt like I had an almost free weekend. I started it rearranging my library, and filling those new bookshelves. I won’t be “done” until I finish importing… Continue Reading “A Productive Weekend”
I have been hearing the term “luxury shame” around lately. An article in the Chicago Tribune called it, “a sense that even if you can still afford it, it’s best not to make a show of it“. “Frugality is the new cool”, was another… Continue Reading “"Luxury Shame"”
Book 6 – 2009 My New Orleans, edited bt Rosemary James, is a collection of essays. Some written by professionals, some by rather famous natives. James owns Faulkner House Books, which is a lovely store in Pirates’ Alley where I make a point to… Continue Reading “My New Orleans: Ballads to the Big Easy by Her Sons, Daughters and Lovers, edited by Rosemary James”
The Next Dark Age 