Monthly Archives: September 2009

Happy New Year, to those who celebrate it – and the rest of you too: wishing a sweet and prosperous year to all.

Now up on Gutenberg and other online book places: a whole bunch of stuff by Andre Norton, Clifford Simak’s Empire, and a bunch by E. Nesbit I’ve never even heard of! (Unknown books by long-dead authors count as treasure trove, … Continue reading →

Michael Jackson. Farrah Fawcett. Ted Kennedy. Larry Gelbart. Patrick Swayze. Mary Travers. I’m sure I missed someone and there are also a host of less famous people who have died in recent months. My uncle’s chemo keeps him mostly housebound … Continue reading →

Found them! Here is a picture of the shoes I mentioned yesterday. So: why are these sexy? (Or not, if you don’t think they are?) Incidentally, I wore them yesterday including out to dinner and for some walking afterward, and … Continue reading →

One day a few years ago, a friend I’d been rowing with for years told me that I’d taken him out on his very first row ever, way back before Tempe Town Lake even existed, when the Rio Salado Rowing … Continue reading →

Philadelphia regattas this fall – the Head of the Schuylkill claims to be the nation’s biggest regatta – may be cancelled. Upsetting as that is to a rower, that’s not the worst. Philadelphia libraries may close. That’s a system that’s … Continue reading →

Very odd. I am not in the least sore today – a bit tight, maybe but not sore. To recap: last Friday I did the first (A) workout from The New Rules of Lifting for Women, and it left me … Continue reading →

The new Knitty is up! I won’t spoil any surprises, but I’m quite pleased with this issue because of the wide variety of stuff in it. I think the sizes will also make a lot of people very happy: all … Continue reading →