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Juicy Mystery

Posted on July 6, 2018 by JMN

My local newspaper has a regular feature entitled “Food Service Inspections for Week Ending <date>.” I scan it devotedly. Food purveyors from all around are assigned demerits, from zero to one hundred. My newspaper clarifies, helpfully, that “Zero” is the … Continue reading →

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Wiseness

Posted on July 4, 2018 by JMN

Bake bread and break it. Give kids an uphappy bringing. Untied we stand. “Magna Farta” (Oliver Cromwell) “…Thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness….” (Deuteronomy 32:15) “A dream sullied is not a lie.” (David … Continue reading →

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Stud Bird

Posted on June 25, 2018 by JMN

I’ve spent some of my life working with (for?) adolescents. We were told their behavior and dress, especially the parts adults liked to fret about, were attributable to hormones. I don’t know. Hormones weren’t my field. However, I think of … Continue reading →

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“Carnage”

Posted on June 25, 2018 by JMN

If I were a movie critic I’d be chronically behind the times. I shy away from movies that are popular. I don’t think I’ll ever see “Avatar” or anything labeled “Shrek.” It took me years to get to “Titanic.” Too … Continue reading →

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“Through the eyes of a woman”

Posted on June 23, 2018 by JMN

“It [rotolo] taught me a lot about Italian food. It also taught me to see food through the eyes of a woman. Rose [Rose Gray, the River Cafe’s co-owner] was incredible. She wasn’t a chef, but a self-taught cook at … Continue reading →

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“Dancing Tango…”

Posted on June 19, 2018 by JMN

“But what we fail to do in politics — harness our shared humanity — we do so easily in dance. We embrace the other. We take into account another person’s comfort, how our pace and pressure feel. We compromise to … Continue reading →

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This just in!

Posted on June 19, 2018 by JMN

The restaurant in the UK House of Parliament has changed the name of a classic British dessert known as “spotted dick”; henceforth it will be called “spotted richard.” (Eater, June 18, 2018) Spotted dick was featured in the cozy supper … Continue reading →

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“The Rape of Dinah” (Genesis)

Posted on June 18, 2018 by JMN

“If I were preaching the story of Dinah, I might simply ask, “How do you think she felt?” It’s a question that some men have never considered. Though some abusers are beyond the reach of compassion, I have in my … Continue reading →

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On Marriage

Posted on June 13, 2018 by JMN

“The crucial step… is the raw and willful decision each partner must make just to recommit. The relationship is strife-ridden. Every fiber of your body says to retreat to the safety of your foxhole. But you have to go against … Continue reading →

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“Life is complicated…”

Posted on June 9, 2018 by JMN

“Life is complicated. It’s filled with nuance. It’s unsatisfying. If I believe in anything, it is doubt.” (Anthony Bourdain)

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