• Dark Clouds Over Ireland

    We got back from Ireland a few days early. The trip was great but was cut short when I called…

  • Down With Bloat!

    I am annoyed. Yes, I know… anyone who has ever been a passenger in my car as I navigate the…

  • My ‘Hood

    I blew milkshake out of my nose when reading this spot-on guide to Red Hook, the neighborhood in which I…

  • New site design

    New Site DesignOK, so it is not really a new design. I grabbed a new template for my blog to…

  • NYC Redux

    NYC ReduxBack in New York, and it feels good. I thought I might miss Ithaca more than I do, but…

  • Had to do it

    I had to make this blog entry. If I didn’t make it before the 18th, I would have gone a…

  • Drenched!

    Drenched!“Let’s sit down and grab a baguette,” I said. “No, it does not really look like rain,” Christine replied. About…

  • Booted

    The word boot can mean many things. In the UK it can mean the trunk of a car, it can…

  • NEDERLANDER! Yes, I am oficially part of the Nederlander family! For those of you who are clueless about my life…

  • Ever seen two Galapagos tortises having ‘relations?’ I have. At the San Diego Zoo on Saturday. Could not stop laughing!…