Get yourself to the grocery store and stock up on butter, because today, Ina Garten’s new book, Barefoot Contessa at Home, is out. I ordered my copy from Amazon this morning, so I have until Thursday to acquire my cache de beurre. Once the book arrives, I will analyze each dessert to decide which will be [...]
October’s time seems to be marked by soccer: I’m either going to games and practices, or keeping track of rainouts. This weekend, after game #1, we drove north to Milwaukee. Broadway Paper is my favorite paper store for Christmas cards (and greeting cards in general – they carry so many lines). I came, I saw, [...]
There are so many movies that I want to see! Fortunately, the suburban theatres are helping manage my time by not showing the movies I favor. The five movies I currently want/need to see are: 1. Marie Antoinette (going Monday!) 2. Infamous 3. Little Children 4. The Queen 5. Sweet [...]
My good friend R passed along this great idea for today. If you’re in the Milwaukee area (or can get there), on November 4 & 5, Art vs. Craft will be taking place at the Michael J. Cudahy Student Center of the Milwaukee School of Engineering. That’s MSOE to those in the know – and that [...]
Whenever I listen to This American Life, I enjoy it: host Ira Glass has a unique voice, and David Rakoff and Sarah Vowell are always funny. (and talk about unique voices with Ms. Vowell ….) Trouble is, most weeks I miss it. Something’s always happening on Fridays at 7pm when it airs locally. And then, [...]
