The West End, you say? Where is that? Well, that should be easy: we all know that the West End is the portion of Boston that was “urban-renewed” (i.e. demolished) in 1958. But surely it didn’t have a significant Welsh… Read More ›
Month: May 2025
Cassie perched precariously
Cats, of course, are notorious for having a good sense of balance. That they do, but physics can sometimes have other ideas in mind. So here’s Cassie relaxing on top of a book, which was unstably balanced on top of… Read More ›
Gobsmacked!
As you can see in the image below, Gobsmacked! is the title of the latest book by Ben Yagoda. The subtitle, The British Invasion of American English, provides (as usual) much more information than the title itself. Of course those… Read More ›
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor, a.k.a. Прекрасная глупая попытка
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor is a sequel to An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, which I reviewed last month. These books are similar but different, if you know what I mean. I very much enjoyed both of them, but I would never… Read More ›
Barnaby and Cassandra have settled in to their new forever home very nicely.
But which one is this? The lighting was very different, which makes it hard to tell. Now Cassandra has volunteered to wear a collar, making it much easier for us to tell who’s who, especially if they aren’t side by… Read More ›
Welcome to your forever home, Barnaby and Cassandra!
Abigail wanted a brother, so we went to the Animal Rescue League today to find a suitable rescue cat to adopt. What we found was a bonded pair of siblings who had come here all the way from Texas (escaping… Read More ›
Abigail, supervising…
…me as she lies on the couch.
The Social Network
Yes, I know, I was supposed to have watched this movie 15 years ago. But I didn’t do that. Better late than never — right? I’m referring, of course, to the 2010 film The Social Network, the biopic written by… Read More ›
VE Day
A song for today from the inimitable Marsh Family:
Via Cannuccia
After a long —long for no particular reason — hiatus, Barbara and I went back to Via Cannuccia last night for a special dinner. As we had expected, the food was exceptional. We started by sharing a delicious and very… Read More ›
Learning Strategies 