Monthly Archives: February 2011
The award goes to…
Last night’s Academy Awards can be summed up in one word: “amazing.” I’m not talking about the production or the fashions or the performances. I’m talking about the word I’m voting most overused. Heard on the red carpet: “This is an … Continue reading
Feed me
I’ve been at this blog experiment for almost 11 months now and I’ll be honest, there are times when utter panic sets in. Within my six-days-a-week writing schedule, anxiety over coming up with a topic takes hold about three times a … Continue reading
Filed under All Things Wordish, Reading, Technology and Social Media
It’s alive!
Yesterday we talked about the language of wine. It seems I left out half of the equation–the cheese. I wrote about oenophiles but ignored the poor turophiles. Readers commented to me on and off line that cheese descriptions can be just as … Continue reading
Filed under All Things Wordish, Food, Reading
Château de prétense
I take some risks in raising today’s topic. First, I fear I may offend readers who take their wine language seriously. Second, I may reveal too much about how little I really know about it. I enjoy wine. I have … Continue reading
Tropical depression
Thirty days hath September, April, June and November. All the rest have thirty-one, Except February, which lasts forever. Another batch of snow fell on us yesterday. Not a deal-breaker, by any means; just enough to ugly up the landscape and … Continue reading
Filed under All Things Wordish, Health, Hearth and Home, Rants and Raves
Forefather festivities
Today Americans are observing Presidents’ Day. How will you celebrate? I cannot tell a lie. I baked a cherry pie last night. Whether or not the father of our country ever cut down a cherry tree and owned up to … Continue reading
Filed under Food, Holidays, Marketing/Advertising/PR, Movies, Television and Radio
Card shark
What’s your shopping obsession? After shoes and accessories, I’d have to say my greatest shopping pleasure is picking out greeting cards. I’ve spent upwards of $60 at a whack at places where they offer good cards. I buy hundreds every … Continue reading
Filed under Beauty and Fashion, Family and Friends, Holidays, Travel
A capital getaway
We just got in from a mini-getaway in our state capital of Annapolis, so close in distance from our home, yet so far away in atmosphere. The occasion blended a rhythm and blues show, a friend’s birthday party and a gift … Continue reading
Cool, calm and collected computer
Last night, after a two-month build-up, Watson, IBM’s newest supercomputer, competed against two top champions on Jeopardy! and won. I don’t know if Watson was favored to win the IBM Challenge. When I wrote about the tournament in December, the … Continue reading
