Coffee cups in movies
In Robert Benchley’s collection of essays titled My Ten Years in a Quandary and How They Grew there is a piece called “Movie…
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No appeal (Part 2)
Recently I enumerated some activities in which I don’t care to engage. I indicated at the time that that list was by no…
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How I stuffed a chicken
Last year, a little before Thanksgiving, I saw a picture of a turkey stuffed with brisket. It was a clever riff on turducken,…
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Points off for a men’s room
Right at the beginning I want to stress that what I’m about to discuss is not an issue over which I’ve fretted since…
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To the CHP
I think it’s not a secret that I spent a number of years in close proximity to the Governor of California. I rode…
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Elevator issues
We park our car in a multistory garage across the street. The elevator lobby has two elevators and one “up” button on each…
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Thoughts on health care
A Facebook friend linked today to a blog post in which the writer quarreled with the idea that an individual mandate for health…
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Nacho memories
Twice in the last week I’ve made tortilla chips by cutting corn tortillas into sixths and frying them. It’s cheaper than buying pre-made…
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