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A Critic Is Born

June 22, 2010
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Today was the last day of school for He Who Will Not Be Ignored. Included in the sheaf of art projects, returned tests, and other work sent home from his classroom was a stack of poems from his most recent unit of language arts. A note from his teacher explained that he really enjoyed the [...]

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Fifth Annual Birthday Dinner

May 9, 2010
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It’s that time of year, when I pull out all the stops and host a birthday dinner party for She Who Must Be Obeyed. I try to top the previous year’s menu, which is getting harder to do with each iteration (menu for third annual, menu for fourth annual), but I think I managed to [...]

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The Perfect Couple

April 30, 2010
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This weekend I’m taking She Who Must Be Obeyed to New York for a dinner to celebrate a major birthday (her 39th, to be precise, at least that’s what I have been told to say under threat of a savage mauling with a Garden Weasel). I’ll report on the meal next week, but I thought [...]

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A Look Into the Future

April 1, 2010
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Miles has made his first attempt at predicting the future. The Venn diagram seen here is from his math homework, in which he was asked to compare this year with what might be possible in the year 2157. Why that year? I think he liked the number. According to Miles, in 2010: We have to [...]

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Nomenclature

June 4, 2009

She Who Must Be Obeyed informed me that I have not been referring to our son correctly in these posts. I have been using “He Who Must Not Be Ignored,” when, in fact, the more accurate description is “He Who Will Not be Ignored.” The former implies I have a choice in the matter, the [...]

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More @#$%&*! Snow

December 31, 2008

More snow, more snow shoveling, and more aches today. But wicked cheap lobster for New Year’s Eve dinner. And that is the best summary of my love/hate relationship with living in the Boston area.

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Purple applesauce

December 31, 2008

It’s not a secret password, it’s an accidental discovery I made a few days ago. I was cooking Roasted Pork Loin with Chunky Applesauce,  Celery Root & Potato Puree, and Warm Savoy Cabbage Slaw – all recipes from Anne Burrell (one of Mario Batali’s chefs, who has the only other cooking show I watch on [...]

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