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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

The Groom to Have Been by Saher Alam

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I did not love this book, but ever since I finished it I cannot stop thinking about it, so there is something to this that bears attention. ...
Monday, December 7, 2009

Childhood Cancer Guides

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I just got back from Seattle, where we had our last board meeting of the 2009 year for the non-profit I am on the board of. It is very emot...
Sunday, December 6, 2009

Clams in Garlic and White Wine a la Mario Batali

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In Seattle, one really needs to eat food from the sea, especially if one does not always live in close proximity to a large salty body of wa...
Saturday, December 5, 2009

Opus by Michael Hollinger

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I saw 'Opus' in a wonderful small intimate theater in Seattle. The play is centered entirely around an established string quartet, ...
Friday, December 4, 2009

Dale Chihuly

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One of the most magical man-made places I have been that is outdoors is the Bridge of Glass in Tacoma, Washington. It is an open outdoor wa...

Pike's Place Market

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I am in Seattle, a city that I like, but somehow a little bit less than everybody else seems to like it. I am not sure why--it is gorgeous,...
Thursday, December 3, 2009

That Old Cape Magic

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Late middle age is a time of life when everything is predictable and yet somehow you fail to see any of it coming. So says the main characte...

Turkey Soup

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8 c. turkey stock 2 c. celery diced (use the leaves too) 1 medium onion, sliced thinly 1/2 tsp. cumin 4 garlic cloves, sliced thinly 2 c. le...
Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Eloquence in the Raw

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Posted by my friend Sally Dayton, a grammar school teacher in Chicago, to her Facebook page: "Dear Mrs. Dayton, You say that I do a lot...
Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Brooklyn by Colm Toibin

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The NY Times review of this subtitled it "The Reluctant Immigrant" and that captures the book. And perhaps a long-standing group ...