We have an intern living with us for the summer and a friend that does not have cable. They both love “True Blood,” the HBO vampire saga, almost as much as the Hubbers and I do. So we have been having “True Blood Sunday ” (TBS) viewings at our house for the last two weeks [...]
Archive for June, 2010
I forgot an entire person
June 22nd, 2010
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OK, stupid blog entry title because there’s really no option, I think, to forget a portion of a person. But I did forget someone today. We are hosting a workshop for high school kids at my office this week. On Monday the kids were on a field trip. Tuesday was their first day in the [...]
Banana pudding
June 20th, 2010
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I wish I could post the recipe for this banana pudding I just made. Seriously, it’s slap-your-grandma good. Which is a weird phrase because, really, what could make you so happy that you’d want to act violently toward your grandmother? But there it is. Creamy, sweet but still light, and very, very tasty. However, this [...]
Kitchen therapy
June 19th, 2010
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It’s been a tough few weeks. In no particular order: We went on vacation, during which I got sick and spent time with the in-laws, which was weird in a way I really can’t go into on this blog. Our daughter moved out. Our beloved dog, Dexter, died unexpectedly. An intern moved in. And I [...]
They call this Tater Salad
June 11th, 2010
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Since Amber’s comment yesterday I’ve been thinking about potato salad. Not like non-stop obsession or anything. Not like I am dreaming about singing spuds dancing into a vat of dressing as cheese and bacon bits rain down on them. That would be weird. But I have been thinking that in addition to my plans to [...]
Dexter
June 6th, 2010
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I am trying to write about Dexter. I thought it would be cathartic. I thought it would help me deal with the emotions caused by the sudden loss of our 7-year-old dog. All it does is make me cry again. And I don’t want to cry when I think about Dexter the Wonder Pooch. He [...]
