And just like that, the snow is gone. It seems spring is nearly here, and Saratoga Springs got a taste of it Saturday, when temperatures were in the 50s and Broadway was packed with people. It looked more like track season than the end of a mild winter. Friday night we took it easy at […]
Entries from March 2006
Weekend Recap
Monday, March 13th, 2006 · Comments Off on Weekend Recap
Tags: weekends
Rat-Squirrel
Friday, March 10th, 2006 · Comments Off on Rat-Squirrel
How cool is this thing? OK, it’s pretty crazy looking, but to be presumed extinct for 11 million years and then to reappear is pretty nuts. And, as Jen said, why does it look like he’s posing in a Sears portrait studio? Rat-Squirrel Not Extinct After All: It has the face of a rat and […]
Tags: the world
Absinthe
Thursday, March 9th, 2006 · 2 Comments
I learned in a New Yorker story (Issue of 2006-03-13: Green Gold by Jack Turner, pages 38-44), which I read last night about the modern revival of absinthe, that I wasn’t actually breaking the law when I brought a bottle of Absinthe back into the U.S. from London. It seems that the 1912 ban by […]
Tags: anecdotes
In Memory of Nana
Wednesday, March 8th, 2006 · Comments Off on In Memory of Nana
It was 4 years ago today that we lost Nana. On this day every year my blog turns pink, in honor of Nana; pink was her favorite color. My Mom, brother, and I spent a lot of years living with Nana and Alan, and their house was my last connection to any kind of childhood […]
Tags: anecdotes
Why Did Brokeback Not Win?
Tuesday, March 7th, 2006 · 3 Comments
Was it the A-list stars in the cast that catapulted Crash to victory Sunday night, as foreshadowed by Jon Stewart’s earlier comments? Was it that America’s not quite ready for a movie about gay cowboys to win Best Picture, as it should have? Yes, it was probably those reasons and others. OSCAR ANALYSIS / Theories […]
Tags: movies
Killington
Monday, March 6th, 2006 · Comments Off on Killington
Saturday marked my 5th ski day this season at the biggest mountain in the Northeast, Killington. It also marked my first full-day ski trip this season. I woke up bright ‘n early and hit the road by 7:30. I arrived just after 9 and was on the slopes by 9:30. I made the mistake, however, […]
Tags: skiing
Hannaford Customer Service
Friday, March 3rd, 2006 · 1 Comment
Jen and I are scallop fans, but not until last night had we (she) ever attempted to cook them at home. It started with a trip to our local grocery store, Hannaford, among other errands. We only needed a few things at the store, so most of the time we were there, we were talking […]
Tags: anecdotes
Me LLamo Gabe
Thursday, March 2nd, 2006 · 4 Comments
Como te llamas? Como estas? Me llamo Gabriel. Bien, gracias. y tu? Foreign languages have never been my forte (a bit of German here, some Latin there), but I bit the bullet last night and began my great seven-week adventure in Spanish for Beginners through the Saratoga Springs Continuing Education Program. The class was pretty […]
Tags: anecdotes
Video Shows Bush Warned Before Katrina Hit
Thursday, March 2nd, 2006 · Comments Off on Video Shows Bush Warned Before Katrina Hit
It’s almost creepy how much this reminds me of recent episodes of 24. Video Shows Bush Warned Before Katrina Hit: On the eve of Hurricane Katrina’s fateful landfall, President Bush was confident. His homeland security chief appeared relaxed. And warnings of the coming destruction — breached or overrun levees, deaths at the New Orleans Superdome […]
Tags: the world
