Month: October 2011

  • Swosh from My Nimbles

    As a vehement not-morning-person, sometimes I find myself riding the black donkey before noon, and if any pebbly-beached, tallow-breeched sod knocks on my door at too early an hour, I pay him as Paul paid the Ephesians, which is quite a gapeseed, especially if he’s after peck and perch or my spondulicks. Woe to him […]

  • Doohickeys Are My Cosmo

      The Jerome Seinfeld situation comedy program that used to fly at us through the rectangular altars in our living rooms was smart.  Drawing from their life experiences, the creators, Jerome and his friend Lawrence David, realized that the addition of a wacky neighbor can add dimension to any scenario.  Without Kramer’s coffee table book […]

  • The Richest Arrangement of Tints

    We’ve been back from Turkey for about two months now, and, to my surprise, I haven’t slammed into any really hard reverse-culture shock moments. Well, wait.  Actually. There was this one weekend in early August when, on our way to Wisconsin to meet up with the families of some of my college pals for a […]