Today’s snap
The view from here, ie, as taken from the chaise. Where I have been lounging after coughing all night.
Reading
Great quote by the late, lamented Nora Ephron: “Reading is everything. Reading makes me feel like I’ve accomplished something, learned something, become a better person. Reading makes me smarter. Reading gives me something to talk about later on. Reading is…
3 hearts, after a fashion
Photo of the day: “heart.”
French style and elegance
Perhaps it’s the charming backwater where I live, but I have noticed that, for all their vaunted style and elegance, the French do some extremely odd things. As in today’s photo, which is “something new.” I’ll say. And no, I…
The year in reading
Yesterday I finished Yes, Chef. A great story, very well told (thanks to a ghost-writing friend, apparently!).
In the category of “things I know nothing about”
Carl Woese, Dies – Discovered Life’s ‘Third Domain’ – NYTimes.com.
New year, new projects
I am starting–ha ha!–once again! Photo of the day, via Fat Mum Slim (not, as I have often misread it, “Fat Muslim”) ;-). Today was supposed to be something like “how I spent my day,” but in my jetlagged fog,…
People Who Eat Darkness: The Fate of Lucie Blackman by Richard Lloyd Parry My rating: 4 of 5 stars A riveting, unputdownable true-crime story. Terribly disturbing, full of fascinating details. A very complicated story, extremely well told. Congratulations to Mr…
The only thing I plan to eat
until further notice: Bruschetta with ricotta, honey, and lemon zest Absolutely. Amazing. No. Kidding.
Department of oh, hooray
Aliens Put Off Russian Invasion Because Of Allergies | The Awl.