I suppose introducing a new child into the life of a first kid is always difficult. I’ve gotten a lot of advice on how best to do it with JP these last months, most of it fairly obvious, and I won’t bother writing it all down. So far JP has taken the news well, and …
Monthly Archives: September 2010
Getting Rid of It All, Except One Thing
Our broken-off trip last week meant that we had several days of staycation in our apartment, which in turn meant that we did some cycling of baby clothes and other gear. The change of seasons, plus passing the eighteen-month mark, has meant that we’ve turned over a lot of clothes and bedding, and it’s being …
Elle’s Law: Thou Shalt Not Kill
Pavement Patty struck my procrastinatory interest in the incidences of fatal pedestrian and bike accidents in New York. Yes, it’s been only a few weeks since we reported on car-meets-person maulings in NYC. But there’s a new development. If you’ve been (safely) riding the subway lately, you may have seen some advertisements for it: Elle’s …
For Extra-Virgin People
Let’s be clear: I am not one to make fun of people who are go a little too far to find good food. I overpay for heirloom tomatoes and triple crème, like all annoying urban elitists do. But we all have the line we will not cross, and at this year’s Fancy Food Show, someone …