Monthly Archives: May 2004

While reading the latest issue of What’s Brewing, the monthly magazine of the Campaign For Real Ale, I came across a mention of a sport I had never heard of before. Now, we all know about darts and snooker, cricket … Continue reading →

Laundry is one of those things I never quite made peace with. For one thing, just when you think you’ve got it under control, there’s more of it. For another, does any human being need this many T-shirts? I think … Continue reading →

New York turns a garlicky pesto-in-the-fishtank color right before rain; the grumbly gray of New England harbor rain is fiercer but not as dangerous somehow, and the indigo spectacle of coming storms in western hardpan unsettles in a different way. … Continue reading →

Such a wee smooth brain in that glorious, exultant body. There’s a moral here, isn’t there? I hate when that happens. No, I’m not talking about you. You can read blogs. I’m talking about the girl with … who … … Continue reading →

We’re upgrading our software, which is not quite as easy as it sounds. Please bear with us. Thanks.

I have never, to my knowledge, seen all or part of an episode of Friends. Thank you.

In mid-March, my local Key Food store closed rather abruptly. The shelves stopped being replenished, then everything went on sale, and the store closed a couple of days later. No explanation, no announcement. After a brief lull, all the shelves, … Continue reading →