Facebook just got too crowded and loud. I’m taking a little break from all those voices and all those faces and all those one-liners. I keep telling Deb (who has so far adamantly avoided it) that Facebook is like being at a party at which you sort of drift from group to group and briefly [...]
Archive for July, 2009
A Walk in the Words
Posted in writing, tagged abbreviations, playfulness, words, writing on July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Back to me.
No pictures, no cartoons. Just words from me. Hello words. Words words words. Words. I love that phenomena of almost losing balance when saying or writing a word over and over again. Very quickly it loses meaning, and soon you wonder if you’re even spelling it correctly. Try it.
I like getting notes from [...]
How Editors Make Editors Laugh
Posted in writing, tagged editor, graffiti, grammar, humor, punctuation on July 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Now Available at a Bookstore Near You
Posted in Findlay Market, tagged Arcadia Publishing, Cincinnati's Historic Findlay Market, Findlay Market, photographs on July 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The author’s copies of Cincinnati’s Historic Findlay Market arrived in yesterday’s mail. I did not rip into the box. It is a weird feeling to see the book…it’s heftier than Salt but I feel waaaayyy less close to it. I am simply tired of this one, I think. It ended up being lots more work [...]
No Limits
Posted in Friends, tagged Deweys, Friends, golf, Graeters, pizza, Ryan Korengel, scooters, tenacity on July 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We had dinner two nights in a row with the nicest families. Last night we met Ryan and his family for pizza. You know, moments before the tree fell on him and before they had a reason to wave, Ryan and Deb waved to one another on the golf course—I guess that sort of signaled [...]
Uncle
Posted in Entertainment, tagged Food, Friends, people, pizza, schedule on July 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Of course I’m not referring to you when I say this, Reader, but there have been too many people these past few days. I feel as if it has been nonstop. So, I’m stopping it. Deb invited me to play golf with her this afternoon, but I just can’t do it. No more tee times, [...]
How It Goes Around Here Some Mornings
Posted in The Mundane, tagged golf, ice cream, love, morning, weight on July 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
We’re playing in a golf tournament today, and this golf shirt fits a little more snuggly than it did the last time I wore it. I told Deb I think I might have to lose a few pounds, and I asked if they’ve come up with a pill for that yet. She usually responds to [...]
The Sound of Coyotes Gathering
Posted in coyote, tagged coyotes, night, sounds on July 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Have you heard the coyotes gathering in the night, Reader? Is it not the most haunting of haunting sounds you’ve ever heard?
We haven’t yet closed the windows or turned on the air conditioner this summer, so we hear things of the night really well. And I’m a light sleeper. So the sound of coyotes gathering [...]
Sweet, Sweet Corn
Posted in Food, tagged corn, Garrison Keillor, Georgia, midwest, Pipkin's Fruit & Vegetable Market, Summer on July 22, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Reader, if you know Deb, then you know that this is a very important time of the year. It’s corn season. Which means we eat and evaluate corn every single night. No exceptions.
It starts off sort of slowly. Deb will bring home some ears of corn trucked in from Georgia, and we’ll eat it and [...]
Coming Soon to a Theater Near You: “Not Alice” Starring Meryl Streep
Posted in Blog, tagged Blog, Julia Childs, Julie & Julia, Meryl Streep, movies, pizza on July 21, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Over pizza the other night, Mary told me about the upcoming “Julie & Julia” starring Meryl Streep and Amy Something-or-Other. They both played in “Doubt,” too. You know I am in love with Meryl Streep, right? Well, now I’m all happy about August 7th when it’s released. We watched the trailer on my iPhone over [...]
