Monthly Archives: April 2005

Ivory-billed Woodpecker

Are you as happy as I am about the discovery of a living Ivory-billed woodpecker in an Arkansan swamp? On Thursday I was walking into Pilates class, talking on my cell phone, when my mom told me the news. It … Continue reading

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Ang Lee’s Toddlerhood

Maybe Isaac has a brilliant future as a theatrical or film director. He’s been setting up brief skits for us to perform, and then making us carry them out according to his rigid expectations. If we are not evocative enough, … Continue reading

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Frank Conroy

Yesterday the New York Times ran an obituary for author Frank Conroy, who died this week at 69. He wrote the wonderful memoir Stop-Time that has been such an important book to generations of writers and headed up the powerful … Continue reading

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A Room of One’s Own

Today I am hobbling around on a dislocated toe– an old “football injury” from my crazy college days– that I reinjured yesterday and still have not been able to repair. Also it’s raining in that cold and dreary way, all … Continue reading

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Little-known fact

A&D Diaper Ointment makes a great hair gel. Just apply generously and sculpt. As an added benefit, it’s difficult to wash out, so your new look lasts through bath after bath.

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Persuasion

I’m doing pretty well now, one full week post-op. My nausea is completely gone, and I have rejoined the world of eating. My pain quotient it very mild now, only sort of a stitch-in-the-side feeling when I inhale. My residual … Continue reading

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