I bought Olive a nice cat bed the other day. I bought her a bed a couple of years ago, and it ended up in the MSPCA donation pile. Now I remember why. She has no idea what the bed is for. Somehow I have to train her to use a bed. I've tried... Continue Reading →
I watched Taxi Driver (#47 in AFI's top 100 movie list) last night. Wow, Robert Deniro was mesmerizing. Dark and disturbing movies are not my favorite, but they are intriguing and thought provoking when done well. It was such a visceral portrait of the '70s in New York City. Which makes sense, because the... Continue Reading →
March 1. A snowy, cold day in Boston. I would love to sit in bed and work on Dos Passos's U.S.A. Trilogy. But that is not to be. I'll be schlepping to an 8:30 tai chi class. I don't know anything about tai chi. I wonder if I will like it. Tai chi is... Continue Reading →
I just found out about an awesome event happening on April 23, 2012: World Book Night. Volunteers across the country will pick up 2o free copies of a book and give them out to "non or light readers." It started in the UK last year and was such a success that it has come... Continue Reading →
I just finished a book called Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard. I wasn't sure what to expect, but knowing the book was written by Chip and Dan Heath, I figured I'd enjoy it and learn something. I read their first book, Made to Stick, for a marketing class. Change is... Continue Reading →
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