Hello, Brat – and good-bye.
No food this time – just an account of perhaps the most extraordinary half year in my life, in Brattleboro, Vermont, in the late ’90s.
Best-ever baked scallops, and remembering Cecil Caine
A wonderful, rich baked scallop recipe, and Margaret recalls the late Cecil Caine at his most ornery.
“Just who do you think you are??” – and best-ever southern pecan pie
A perfect, rich, genuine Southern pecan pie recipe that uses no corn syrup, and some easy chatter about “Just who do you think you are?” with one possible approach to finding an answer: the Johari Window.
The two-slit experiment – and Bolognese Perfecto!
I try to make the famous two-slit experiment in quantum physics simple and accessible. Uh huh. How do you do that when the final results are utter nonsense? Also a terrific, smooth and rich Bolognese sauce – much better than the recipe I posted years ago.
Sen. Pres. Thibodeau to Maine RCV Voters: Drop Dead (with June 1 UPDATE)
Sen. Michael Thibodeau has single-handedly dealt a mortal blow to Ranked Choice Voting. Yes, he’s Senate President and a Republican, but does that entitle him to obstruct the will of the people? Uh uh.
Nigerian wings! And a reconsideration of “trailer trash”
Delicious and tasty chicken wings with Nigerian spices! And some thoughts on the derogatory term “trailer trash,” and people we’ve known who defy the stereotype. (They’re also in three of my four novels as significant characters).
Hey Maine voters – you’re about to get the shaft
The fate of Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) almost certainly will be determined this week by the state legislature, and it’s not looking good. At least not for the 53% of you who voted for it last November.
The end of the American Road
Where does the American Road finally end? A short burst of special road trip memories that I knew, someday, would have to be the last legacy of my adventures across this country.
Are we off-center? Is that a bad thing?
Thoughts on wheels and cams, eccentricity (off-centeredness), and how it affects everything around us.
Is it comedy yet? And fluffy salt cod fritters
Brief recollections of writing comedy scripts for serious corporate clients… and a great fluffy cod fritter recipe!
