Our plan for yesterday, the glorious first day of spring, was to attend the Mac N Cheese Bowl at the Italian American Community Center. We didn't buy advance tickets, and despite arriving reasonably early ~11:45, we got shut out. Since I like to think that the event was prompted by a comment I made on … Continue reading Sake Cafe – New Scotland Avenue
Month: March 2010
Spring has sprung in the DelSo!
And here are the pictures to prove it. The Normanskill is raging as you near the bridges. Not a good idea to fly fish there this time of year and, luckily, Cassidy showed no interest in swimming. The picture on the right shows the tell-tale red glow of buds forming and all of my autumn … Continue reading Spring has sprung in the DelSo!
The Lorax speaks for the trees, the Lilly speaks for the librarians.
Unless you're living completely off the grid (in which case you probably won't be reading this), you know that these are some dark economic times. School districts are being asked to cut their budgets by millions of dollars and droves of faculty and staff are being laid off. I attended a school board meeting on … Continue reading The Lorax speaks for the trees, the Lilly speaks for the librarians.
What Makes Me Irish? Nature vs. Nurture.
I have red hair and freckles. I am social, outgoing and enjoy a bit of craic, which for the uninitiated means "fun," not crystallized cocaine. My ideal lunch would be a pint of Guinness and a bowl of my Aunt Bridie's creamy vegetable soup. I know my way around Dublin and have been fortunate enough … Continue reading What Makes Me Irish? Nature vs. Nurture.
Who took the drugs out of rock n roll?
So there's this channel on cable that our entire family enjoys watching together - Palladia. If you aren't familiar with it, it is an HD channel of concert performances and they show some really cool stuff. Remember when MTV actually showed music? Well, this channel, 1840, continues to play musical performances and we've been lucky … Continue reading Who took the drugs out of rock n roll?
Compliment Miser
I don't give a lot of compliments - I'm more a provider of criticism by nature. Judgements simply flow much more easily from lips. I also subscribe to the theory that if you don't say too many nice things on a regular basis, when you do finally bust out an accolade it makes a much … Continue reading Compliment Miser
Pizza Sunday
After a late night with old friends, curling up on the couch with the paper was about as strenuous an activity I could manage for today. However, since there are mouths to be fed (mouths which are quieted by food), and wine to be enjoyed, I needed a dinner plan that didn't involve lots of … Continue reading Pizza Sunday
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