So there I was at church on Sunday, sitting next to my wife in a pew, when I glanced at my hands and realized that my wedding ring was nowhere in sight. I am one of those people who basically freaks out when something is lost. I’ll turn my entire house upside down trying to find whatever it… Read More »
I am genuinely surprised and a little bewildered. I filed for renewal for my passport and passport card one week ago today. Today I was informed that everything was approved and the passport and the passport card are being printed and should be here by Tuesday. I am bewildered because I can’t imagine any part of the US… Read More »
I have my share of vices. Gambling is not one of them. I think I’ve bought maybe five scratch-off tickets in my life, all before the age of 23 if I recall correctly. I used to play poker for fun, badly, back in college, but not since. I’ve been to Las Vegas multiple times for fun and for… Read More »
Blueberry Buckle for a 9×13-ish Foil Pan From the kitchen of Jay Furr Coffee-cake style buckle made for a donor party, using frozen Wyman’s wild Maine blueberries. Yield: One 9×13-ish disposable foil pan (about 20-24 squares, depending on how you cut it) Oven: 350 F Bake time: 60-75 minutes (start checking at 55) Cooling time: At least… Read More »
Mexican Chocolate Brownies with Spiced Chocolate Glaze From the kitchen of Jay Furr Dense, chewy brownies with a cinnamon-cayenne chocolate glaze and a crunch of red decorating sugar. Yield: Two 9×13-inch pans (about 48 large brownies, depending on how you cut them) Oven: 325°F Bake time: 40–50 minutes (start checking at 40) Cooling time: Completely cool before… Read More »
I really couldn’t tell you exactly how I do it, but for some reason, I seem to be able to make human contact with airline flight attendants at a level well beyond that of most passengers. I can’t say “all passengers” because I haven’t exactly conducted a thorough scientific study, but the balance of the evidence is that something… Read More »
My idea of a good time is to go on a vacation to some faraway place and see fun things and get tanked a time or two. I’m not particularly choosy. In the last three years we’ve been to Costa Rica, New York City (multiple times), Greece, Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy , Lake George (NY), Turks and Caicos,… Read More »
I’m on the board of Vermont Stage, so I get an early look at what goes into each production. What we’ve got for you this time is really good. Murder on the Orient Express, based on the legendary mystery novel by Agatha Christie featuring Hercule Poirot, is a Ken Ludwig-authored play that brings the suspense and thrills before… Read More »
It is no great boast these days to say that you’re really good at leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT to do things for you. People don’t trust AI, they don’t like AI, they worry that AI is sapping and impurifying their precious bodily fluids. When asked about their views of generative AI, many people would say… Read More »
I have tediously posted about donating blood on many occasions over the years. I am O negative (O-) but I also have a hereditary trait called thalassemia trait which means that, among other things, my effective oxygen-carrying capacity is significantly lower than average, and moreover, my red cells are even teenier than average. They call those cells “microcytes”… Read More »