At midweek: (more) chicken, exciting hair, and mishaps with clothing
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1. I am officially an old pro at roasting chickens. Golden, plump, juicy chickens. I’d say I could do it blindfolded, but there’s no need to...
Windblown and sleepy, with tarte aux quetsches
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This morning’s heavy fog turned the parking lot outside my window into an abstract painting—maybe a Jasper Johns, a soft gray with faint whi...
On not getting killed, learning to be agreeable, and thereby acquiring cupcakes
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I’ve never read Ted Kooser’s poetry, but I love the following excerpt from the September 12 New York Times Magazine:“Q: How did you find out...
Tremendous things: what I’m eating and a mad genius
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1. Got home from work very very hungry and went straight for a cold spoonful of saltylicious peanut butter. I'm so all-American.2. Tonig...
A weekend in reverse chronological order
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1. This morning’s edition of The Writer’s Almanac with Garrison Keillor quite nearly destroyed me. I’m not so interested in the sonnets, but...
FareStart!
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I can't keep it to myself. FareStart is a Seattle nonprofit organization that “transforms lives by empowering homeless and disadvantaged...
Fallafel and gin, by way of an anniversary
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Happy anniversary to a shameless reader of Us Weekly and his significant other! Have a wonderful dinner at Ceiba, Doron, complete with an ex...
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My little heart thumps with joy. I just love you so much. First, the singers: Mom, your rendition was tasteful and quite lovely, but Katie, ...
26, or almost
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Dear supportive reader, I need not have feared.My near-disaster cake was roundly applauded and went smashingly with Keaton’s Bonny Doon Fram...
In which I find a terrific quote and get very anxious
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Diego Luna of Y Tu Mamá También is apparently my male counterpart. This morning I happened to thumb through a copy of Interview in which Lun...
On cheese and frivolity
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I’ve been shamefully slow to hop on the bandwagon. But I can now declare with great enthusiasm and ample experience that Cowgirl Creamery’s ...
The questions themselves
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This afternoon I felt still, quiet. Lonely, pretty, like singing. Abstractly emotional, on the edge of something. I think too much. Jeff Buc...
Unionized pre-birthdays
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Mom is lying on the couch, recovering. Eight-course tasting menus at Union are exquisite. If I could do high kicks, I’d compose a cheer for ...