It all started with a photo. It was the 29 Oct 2015 NY Times photo of Marlis Petersen accompanying the article “In ‘Lulu,’ the Question That Stops an Opera“. How captivating she looks! Was this the Met? Is that the…
Cold Brew Iced Coffee reload (with recipe), plus free Starbuck’s Rant
The Hating Starbucks Section I have gotten to the point of hating Starbucks. I mean, I’m like everybody else: I dig the coffee and having my drink my way, I dig the hipness (if there’s any left at this point),…
Book Review: Primates of Park Avenue by Wednesday Martin
Primates of Park Avenue by Wednesday Martin My rating: 1 of 5 stars There are already a lot of reviews on goodreads.com on this book, so I’ll be brief. The book reveals the least likable memoirist I have ever read:…
Book Review: Suttree by Cormac McCarthy
Suttree by Cormac McCarthy My rating: 1 of 5 stars I think this book is terrible, and I’m abandoning it at 58% complete. There is so much good stuff to read in the world, I don’t want to waste any…
UNC’s Kenan Stadium and NC State’s Carter-Finley Stadium Contrasted
Update 08 Oct 2016: I forgot one of the very main things: Leg Room. Winner: Carter-Finley. OMG, we may not be season ticket holders again at Kenan because there’s not enough leg room for my wife (5’8″ maybe) let alone me…
Book Review: M-Train by Patti Smith
M Train by Patti Smith My rating: 4 of 5 stars I believe that an appreciation for Ms. Smith’s writing is an acquired taste. As I was composing this review as I read along, I long thought that I would…
HNY: 2016 Organizing for … Everything
Over the years I have endeavored to offer an encouraging and hopefully useful word as a new year arrives. In trying to organize and make sense of the things I want to achieve and how I want to organize myself…
Bike 100 NC Counties Project: #33 – 34: Granville – Person 38
Series Introduction: I finally posted a North Carolina map in the garage and put pins on all the counties in which I have biked. I hope to bike all 100 and document in words and photos. 11 November 2015: Granville and Person…
Bike 100 NC Counties Project: #28 – 32: The 110 mile rides
Series Introduction: I finally posted a North Carolina map in the garage and put pins on all the counties in which I have biked. I hope to bike all 100 and document in words and photos. 30 October 2015: 6 Counties When…
Darmok
It all started a few days ago when my colleague reminded me that we were “on the hook” to deliver something. About 25 years ago (how I hate being able to say that), I liked to watch Star Trek: The…