October 2009



Make more and more or take from the store?

Wednesday, 21 October 2009 10:45 P GMT-05
Yesterday, I referred to an interesting article on the cost-effectiveness of making basic foodstuffs at home. The author's method there was to ignore the value of one's own labor but meticulously calculate the costs of ingredients and the ene
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Time to make the bagels...

Tuesday, 20 October 2009 10:32 P GMT-05
Over the weekend, I made bagels. Really, really good bagels.
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No cents to me

Monday, 19 October 2009 11:16 P GMT-05
I found myself somewhere between bemused and mystified today when I stopped in to our local bank to deposit some checks. One of the checks was rather substantial, as on of the things I did on the trip referred to in yesterday's post was to stop a
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Developing Professionals

Sunday, 18 October 2009 11:24 P GMT-05
If you've noticed that I haven't posted in a few days, you're not alone. I noticed it too. For a fair portion of that, starting last Tuesday, I was traveling the highways and byways of the eastern Midwest, right into the Mid-Atlantic (I g
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Say what?

Monday, 12 October 2009 9:19 P GMT-05
Last Friday, my activity with the twins I'm mannying was to bake peanutbutter cookies. It seemed like a good call, as they were relatively easy to make but had things the kids could--more or less-do: roll balls, smoosh with a fork. Oh, and eat. T
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After Apple Picking

Saturday, 10 October 2009 11:02 P GMT-05
We went apple picking today. Here's the brief story of our trip.
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TV Tuesday -- Heroes

Tuesday, 6 October 2009 12:00 A GMT-05
I just wanted to sound off on the new season of Heroes. The year of the writers' strike, season 2, was pretty much a steaming pile of poo. Season 3 wasn't very good either, so I was tempted to give up on it, but honestly I haven't be
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Manny being manny

Monday, 5 October 2009 12:47 P GMT-05
A few weeks ago, some friends of ours--colleagues of Lauren--asked me in very flattering terms whether I'd be willing to serve as--to use Lauren's phraseology--a "manny" for their 3-year-old twins. It seems their regular nanny is ta
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Apple Crisp

Sunday, 4 October 2009 9:45 P GMT-05
aka Hot, Tasty Goodness.
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Weekend Food

Saturday, 3 October 2009 9:49 P GMT-05
Our parents arrived in time for a late lunch today, for which we had the same vegetable stew I mentioned yesterday. Both days it was great with a some store-bought French bread (heated up in the oven). For dinner, I made a feast in honor of my in-law
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Fiercely Friday

Friday, 2 October 2009 1:42 P GMT-05
Wow. What a fiercely windy, beautiful, pre-storm afternoon. The lake has waves to impersonate an ocean, though it doesn't smell anything like the ocean. The wind is cool enough to be exhilerating without being so cold as to chill. It's probab
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