Monday, October 25, 2004
Cranberry nut acorn squash (yum!!)
Here's a delicious Thanksgiving vegetable recipe which I heard on the radio while driving to a weekend of T/thanksgiving. I couldn't write the recipe down (and I say that as someone who took photographs while driving across the Golden Gate Bridge, alone, on the theory that I might not be there again as a passenger; I didn't swerve into anyone or drive off the bridge, either; photos take a lot less time and concentration than writing down ingredients, trust me). Anyway, the recipe is for cranberry nut acorn squash. A Culinary Institute of America chef mentioned it on an NPR talk show. Eager to get a copy of the recipe, I arrived at my hosts' home and said hello and exchanged hugs and kisses, then mentioned the salivating I'd been doing for hours. They liked the way the recipe sounded too (or wanted to humor me) so we logged onto the station's website, printed the recipe, added needed items to the Wednesday morning shopping list, then cooked and ate the dish. Half a squash is perfect for each person and then you have half left for some other time over the weekend, with a nice salad. Highly recommended.

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Friday, October 22, 2004
My blog father
Oh this crazy internet. It seems that my inclusion of (and admiration for) Fresh Bilge was noticed. I hadn't thought of it consciously but I guess the thoughtfulness and breadth of his blog are what won me over to trying this blogging thing. Many blogs are interesting and many espouse specific provocative viewpoints - and many of all of those are great fun and/or interesting - but only a few have similar effects to "real" reading. You know, like reading books. Thanks, Pop!
P.S. Not that I care about age or anything, but grandmothers don't have to be old or wizened or have tightly curled blue hair or wear housedresses and spend most of the day making jam. Some of us drink kir in the evening, French press coffee during the day, do sit-ups, talk quickly, hold a good job, stand tall, look like normal midlife folks. So there. (Who's defensive? Who?)

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Sunday, October 17, 2004
The silly season
The election (a/k/a the silly season) is almost over. All the intensity and passion is great if it means people care a lot. But this year most of the emotion seems informed by things like he-can't-pronounce-nuclear and he-uses-botox-and-has-a-nutty-wife than by issues that matter. Some of us think Kerry is the only hope to save the country from misery and despair. Some of us think Bush has a strong character and is full of determination to do well by the country. The division and attacks are scary; it's a bit incomprehensible to think we all disagree so profoundly.

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