7 Days of Dinners

Yahoo offers these 7 dinners to consider.

Isle of Forgetfulness

She walked purposefully, resolutely, trodding the dirt path into the future, mindful of her footfalls, but mindless of what was ahead.

Winston Churchill Quote

“The further backward you can look, the further forward you can see.”

4 things

- called two Senators, one local representative, one federal representative and the Democratic headquarters to learn more about the changes in medicare advantage.

- followed up with an email to ud.

- sent a proposal to the rr for a story that interests me.

- called the SPLC to get info about the possible rise of neo-Nazis and white supremacists now.

On Friendship

This piece in the Globe came today as an eye-opener in several ways.

Sweet, Simple, Skillet Summer

What an endearing read here of summer, the Cape, peaches and an iron skillet.

Nothing pleases me more than a hefty skillet, other than an easy to clean pan or pot of Italian heritage.

And separated myself by miles from good food, readily available fresh produce and ample spices, this story stoked my desire to make a peach crisp.

NPR summer book picks

Summer reading list from NPR here.

I heard the author on NPR

Now here is a review of "Roger and Me."

His experiences with non-human primates were fascinating and I found myself comparing them to my own.

PTS Flashback

Watching Criminal Minds, I just had a PTS flashback to September 11 and its aftermath.

I cried for the first time since that week.

Quote

We cross our bridges when we come to them and burn them behind us, with nothing to show for our progress except a memory of the smell of smoke, and a presumption that once our eyes watered. -- Tom Stoppard (Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead)

Quotes

You must not for one instant give up the effort to build new lives for yourselves. Creativity means to push open the heavy, groaning doorway to life. This is not an easy struggle. Indeed, it may be the most difficult task in the world, for opening the door to your own life is, in the end, more difficult than opening the door to the mysteries of the universe.
Daisaku Ikeda

An idea, a title

Djerba, Isle of Forgetfulness, Tunisia

The Isle of Forgetfulness

Is there anything new in the world? The Isle of Forgetfulness.

Ulysses and the Sirens

And here more.

Jane said

I have a memory palace. It has to be big.

Custom

Some custom stationary here.

Elizabeth Golden's Dip

Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing or Dip

1 cup of crumbled blue cheese - about 4 1/2 ounces
1 cup light sour cream - I use no fat
1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
pepper to taste

2012

Pushing journaling

Quotation on Writing

Mr. Ken Saro-Wiwa said that he often envied Western writers “who can peacefully practice their craft.” Yet he also recognized that wasn’t his path. As he wrote in 1993, “The writer cannot be a mere storyteller, he cannot be a mere teacher; he cannot merely X-ray society’s weaknesses, its ills, its perils, he or she must be actively involved shaping its present and its future.” (see book review section NYT, 5/3, here and here.

Rhubarb Pie

It has been more than 15 years since I had rhubarb pie and it was delicious.

Here's a recipe or two.

Quotation

You must not for one instant give up the effort to build new lives for yourselves. Creativity means to push open the heavy, groaning doorway to life. This is not an easy struggle. Indeed, it may be the most difficult task in the world, for opening the door to your own life is, in the end, more difficult than opening the door to the mysteries of the universe.

Daisaku Ikeda