The Disgruntled Door-to-Door Meat Salesman
This past week, a salesman nearly had a psychotic break in our driveway. It was about 9pm this past Wednesday night and I was in my jammies, getting ready to head up to bed, when the dogs went ballistic and the doorbell rang. I answered to find a dough-faced young man on our porch, who [...]
Very High Levels of What, Now?
First, please accept my apologies for the months of blog neglect. I hope the following story will help make up for it. The company I work for is filled with brilliant, clever, amazing, witty and extremely funny people. The banter in our Jabber conversations usually has me laughing out loud throughout the day, and it [...]
For the sheer lols of it
My friend Ralph and I often talk about food at work. Today, he mentioned his childhood, which was filled with Weight Watcher recipes because his mom was a group leader. Ralph adores food that’s bad for him. Bad for him, and expensive (we have this in common, sadly,) and I attribute it partially to his [...]
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Now Reading
Planned books:
- Bringing It to the Table: On Farming and Food by Wendell Berry
- The Lovely Bones by Sebold Alice
- A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
- Luka and the Fire of Life: A Novel by Salman Rushdie
- The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
Current books:
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The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry by Wendell Berry
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The Girl Who Played with Fire (Vintage) by Stieg Larsson
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Poachers: Stories by Tom Franklin
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Song of Ice and Fire Set: A Game of Thrones, a Clash of Kings, a Storm of Swords, a Feast for Crows, by George R. R. Martin
Recent books:
- Ill Wind by Nevada Barr
- A Superior Death (An Anna Pigeon Novel) by Nevada Barr
- Track of the Cat by Nevada Barr
- Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter. by Tom Franklin by Tom Franklin
- Safe from the Sea by Peter Geye
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