Archive for November, 2009

How Is My Mother?

Saturday, November 21st, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Because my mother is the de facto protagonist of my most recent book, some of you may be wondering how Ann is doing. Swimmingly. More specifically, though, you may be wondering how she is shouldering the burden of having been ...

Elderism #72

Saturday, November 21st, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

 “We have no excuse for self-satisfaction while we allow the atrocity of the Pina Colada to flourish unchecked in our midst.” -Kingsley Amis, in Everyday Drinking

The Consolation of Lists

Saturday, November 21st, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

In an interview in Der Spiegel, The Name of the Rose novelist Umberto Eco talks about the show at the Louvre he's been curating. The theme of the exhibition is lists (Eco has a new book out from Rizzoli called ...

Elderism #71

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

"If we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time." -Edith Wharton.

The Big Four O

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

What gift are you giving Sesame Street for its 40th anniversary this year? Rubies are traditional, but I'm going with felt.