I ordered the thing from Crate & Barrel; the local Bed Bath & Beyond carries the brand – Simple Human – but not this model. But that drip tray with downspout to the sink means that I don’t have to pick up the drainer and do my OCD wiping of the counter beneath everytime I […]
One of the first things I did when I moved to Wisconsin in August of 1977 was go walk the picket line at Madison Newspapers, Inc., where the printers were on strike, and the editorial union, the writers, went out in support. The technology changed and the company didn’t give the workers a chance to […]
We had a couple of days of unseasonably hot weather – almost 80° in April – and I thought all the blooming things would pop out and die fast – like in Hunter’s lyric for Eyes of the World – “the seeds that were silent all burst into bloom and decay”- (and whaddya know, the […]
It’s not like I didn’t cook. On Thursday I made potato bread, with leftover mashed potatoes that were pretty butter-y, and made with half & half, 2 eggs and a cup of buttermilk, and white flour. I had a brunch scheduled for Sunday, that ultimately canceled for not enough eaters, but I wanted to have […]