August 2011
11 posts
IRENE'S PACKING A MEAN PUNCH →
8.26.11 | This weekend will turn on Irene. I have memories of Isabel, in September 2002, which knocked out electricity for days. Felled trees blocked streets, schools were closed, grocery shelves were empty. The Boy has a soccer tournament this weekend. Something tells me that’s not going to happen. I just stocked up on food. The store was surprisingly not crowded.
What a week it’s...
WatchThis is stunning footage of Cameroon. One of The Boy’s soccer coaches is from Cameroon. I so want to go.
A CONTEST, YES, A CONTEST, FROM ROSETTA STONE... →
Yes, contest. As longtime readers know, I usually do not sing the praises of contests, I almost always, pretty much as a rule, enter sweepstakes, which require nothing beyond your entry, no purchase, no subscription, no submission, no intellectual-property giveaway, which, let’s face it, is what you’re doing when you send a photo, a video clip, an essay in exchange for the chance of...
THREE SWEEPS TO THE CARIBBEAN {SIGH!} →
Turks and Caicos, Aruba, Punta Cana, oh my! Now where did I put my snorkel mask?
“All that we are is a result of what we have thought.”
– My favorite fortune cookie.
FOUR NIGHTS IN ROME {ANDIAMO!} →
CERAMICS IN MUEL [website] →
