Oh little Scuba, where have you gone?

Oh Scuba in size medium, color forest, where have you gone?

Did I leave you on the floor? Did someone sell you at a store, are you lonely and looking for me?

Oh won't you come back to me?

Bon Appetit's Cold Brew Coffee Recipe

Sorry Bon Appetit, but the NYT beat you to this party years ago.

Chocolate Gelato recipe in LAT

Why yes I would like to attempt this chocolate gelato recipe! I appreciate any frozen dessert recipe that does not require (or even suggest) an ice cream maker. Who has the space?

Next up, a trip to buy Popsicle molds for these and these.

Sarah, when are we starting up our frozen pop food truck, The Stick?

The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia

A few nights ago at Mike's I stumbled upon this riveting, hilarious, horrifying documentary, The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia.



I am not sure if the film is exploitative, though it does seem to be glorifying and possibly encouraging illegal, unhealthy, self-destructive behavior. That being said, I suggest you watch it on a weeknight or a lazy Sunday afternoon.

Mike and I disagreed over the films best (or most telling) moment. In my eyes, the film is captured by (SPOILER ALERT) the scene where Kirk, still in the maternity ward after delivering a baby girl, crushes up some pills (Oxy? Percs? Vic?) with her friend and snorts them. She is subsequently shocked and devastated when Social Services decides she is unfit to have full custody of the child.

Mike's favorite scene was when Mousie, recently released from jail, tracks down her estranged husband Charles Green, removes him from his pregnant girlfriend's house, and forces him to kiss her int he back of a truck while her young son Wimpy is present. They then take a trip down memory lane, to the drug store where they were married; luckily, the pharmacist on duty one night was also a pastor, and after picking up some pills and snorting them, they were escorted to the flower section and married.

There were many sad scenes in the movie, but I was most struck by the fact that this is a dysfunctional family where everyone is making bad decisions, but the women keep everything from totally falling apart. The women keep the family going (literally), picking up relatives from jail, from the hospital, and from court. Clearly they could be doing a better job, and I am amazed the state of West Virginia hasn't evicted them yet. Consider how much money the state of WV sinks into this family every year, between welfare payments (their main source of income aside from selling drugs), time spent in the criminal justice system, and interventions by child and family services.

What's the rudest question you can ask a mother?

Tina Fey, in this NYer piece, suggests that the rudest question you can ask a mother is "How do you juggle it all?" followed by "Are you going to have more kids?"

Not being a mother, I cannot totally relate, but I can suggest my own list of rude questions to ask a woman (in her late 20s):

• Did you used to be a swimmer?
• Why aren't you cohabitating/engaged/married?
• Is it really that hard to find a new job?
• Did you have to rob the grave of some man who died in 1959 to find that watch?

Cover It Live

I am a reader of online chats. I do not participate in them, but I enjoy getting the author's personal take on a subject, or some expert analysis. It is also fun to see what kind of questions come from the general (read: wackadoodle) population.

But the world of online chats has been invaded by an innocent-looking menace: Cover It Live software. I have no idea if this software/program offers a benefit to publications, but as a reader I really don't like looking at it. For example, this LAT chat on yoga and this NYer chat with David Brooks both use Cover It Live. This NYer chat doesn't. I think CIL makes the page harder to navigate, and is not nice to look at (and occasionally won't allow you to keep the chat window open after you navigate away from the page). Am I just a Luddite (yes)? Am I missing some great benefit?

Spaghetti with chickpeas, Spicy squash salad with lentils and goat cheese

I made this and this last week. The pasta was surprisingly good! I may just make it again this Friday. The squash/lentil dish wasn't that spicy but maybe that is my bad. Also: lentils, why are they always so boring???

Wrinkly Hands

I have paranoia about premature signs of aging. I often wonder if my hands will be saggy and weird before the rest of me, because I often forget to put sunscreen there, and my hands are always exposed. I have long been suspicious of those UV lamps at nail salons, and now I know I am not far off!

But hey at least I don't have a hobby with a high rate of MRSA.

Please let me know if you would be interested in a trade for fine art?

I sold the Jeep to a nice Israeli, but before I could take the post down from Craigslist I received this amazing offer:

If a trade for Fine Art may be a consideration if you are a collector or perhaps are seeking some incredible pieces for a home or office these works by British Born artist Emma Ferreira I'll be more than pleased to discuss this with you

Emma has many clients and collectors in edition to her work being Published in and on the Front Cover of this months edition of Los Angeles LUXE home redefined Magazine story on Page 162 The Glazier Residence "Additionally she is profiled and Published in over 40 Magazines worldwide " Her works have sold at Christies auction house and sell in galleries around the world.

Homemade Glazed Donuts

Things just got real, courtesy of Laura.

Fine Cinema of the Early 90s

They just don't make 'em like they used to

The Committments

Kindergarten Cop

A League of Their Own


Big would be on this list too but it came too early (1988).

Thirsty

New drinks at Tar Pit. Bourbon drinks at Thirsty Crow. Beers at Burger Kitchen.

I want to go on Spring Break.

Pet peeves at work

My pet peeves outside of work are mostly people walking on the bike path and driving like blind elephants.

At work:

• Saying "my whole thing is" when you mean "the issue is"
• Ellipses instead of a period or other, more definitive punctuation. He gets points for quotation marks as well: See David’s comments below….just so I know, was the data you pulled ‘title specific’ or part of a ‘summary’ report/query?
• Eating a tuna sandwich on the other side of my cube wall every day for hours.

More to come I am sure.

Protect ya neck

From the LAT:

A dispute at a Lancaster movie theater during a screening of "Shutter Island" ended when a man, who had complained about someone nearby talking on a cellphone, was stabbed in the neck with a meat thermometer.

This occurred a couple of weeks ago and did not hit the presses until now? I would read more of this, less coverage of the Dave Letterman extortion case any day.

TATTOO REGRET

This item and following comment thread about "Tattoo Regrets" really speaks to me, even though I have no tats. I wish it had accompanying photos.

Note to the people at WNYC: When you do your segment on food regrets (subsections: restaurant selection regrets, menu ordering regrets, and snack regrets) CALL ME IMMEDIATELY.

More reasons I am glad I don't live in a trailer

There are many, many reasons I am glad I don't live in a trailer in Venice. The likelihood of explosions during attempts at heating is one of them.

Also on the list, the fact that everyone hates you, and you live in a trailer (though better than no home at all I guess?).

There are many reasons I am glad I do not live in Oklahoma

The fact that this law was ever on the books is one of them.

Also, it is illegal to sell beer with an alcohol content highter than 3.2%.

Lunch Bargain

Baja Fresh is the best casual dining establishment for many many reasons, one of which is their kids meal options. They offer a reasonable sized (smaller than regular portion which is too big for anyone but Michael Phelps anyway) burrito, quesadilla, or taquitos with rice and beans or applesauce, with a drink, for less than $5 (including tax)!

Today I had the bean and cheese burrito.

I threw away my chips so I can avoid becoming mayor of Fattown for one more day.