Books and Cooks: The Time Traveler’s Wife

Posted by on Feb 8, 2006 in dish | 0 comments For someone who’s allegedly smart, it took me long enough to realize that my book club discussions might be good blog topics. All together now: DUH! Our group meets once a month, and we all bring a food mentioned in or inspired by the book to munch on as we discuss. Tonight’s choices:WE’RE READING: I’M SERVING: ROASTED CHICKEN AND MUSHROOM RISOTTOAll of us were in awe...
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Me and My R(N)C

Posted by on Feb 6, 2006 in dish | 0 comments Florida’s an interesting state, especially politically. There’s something to be said (I’ll leave it to you to decide whether it’s good or bad) for having the President’s brother as your governor. Another quirk of Florida politics is its reliance on a closed-party primary system. In primaries, you can vote only for candidates from your party. There are a million...
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The Bed List/The Dinner List

Posted by on Feb 3, 2006 in dish | 0 comments In honor of this week’s Super Bowl (go Steelers!), two gridiron greats:BED LIST: TOM BRADYToo bad Tom’s always in a helmet–he looks good! Plus, he’s got a great sense of humor: here’s the clip of Tom in his underwear from SNL. See what I mean? Since he won’t be playing this Sunday, I’m sure I could think of some ways to cheer him up. Hell, being in the...
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Logjams

Posted by on Feb 2, 2006 in dish | 0 comments Time to ‘fess up: I have not been writing. Nothing on the novel, nothing meaningful at school, not even an outraged editorial (which is pretty common when governors and legislators reveal their latest “brilliant ideas” about how to “fix” public schools without even bothering to check with a teacher first). Haven’t been blogging, haven’t been posting on...
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The Bed List/The Dinner List

Posted by on Jan 27, 2006 in dish | 0 comments BED LIST: OLIVIER MARTINEZTall, dark, handsome, French. What’s not to like? (If you’re unconvinced, check out Unfaithful.)DINNER LIST: ROBIN WILLIAMSRobin Williams is the hairiest man in movies. Watch the Central Park scene in The Fisher King, if you don’t believe me. He’s also one of the funniest ever–his two-hour appearance on Inside the Actor’s Studio is...
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