Category Archives: Personal Journal

Roast Goose with Madeira Peppercorn Sauce Farofa Braised Red Cabbage Green Beans with Almonds Sweet Onion and Tomato Gratin Internet Deep Dish Cranberry/Blueberry Pie Pinot Noir, Limoncello

Heritage Turkey with Cherry Hazelnut Stuffing/Peru de raça antiga com recheio de cerejas e avelã Farofa Roasted Potato Medley/Batatas Mixtas Assadas Green Beans a la Thamora/Vagem da Thamora Sweet Onion and Tomato Gratin/Gratinado de cebola doce e tomate Red Wine-Cranberry … Continue reading →

Hello! It will be a couple of days before I can assemble an email list, so here’s the first e-announcement: João Oliver Martins Norvell was born on November 8, 2005, at 6:35 a.m., weighing in at 8 lbs. 5 oz., … Continue reading →

…except for sealing the grout and caulking and putting the toilet back in and putting up the shower doors and the shower controls and, well, the new vanity top and sink, and…. Full renovation pics are here.

Well, here am I in my new home, Claremont, CA. My Dad had a car accident a week before my move west, and I spent a worried weekend in the hospital in Seattle while he and my Mom and sister … Continue reading →

Saturday I went for the day to the Newport Folk festival with my friend Brian. Hot sun: We baked for eight hours on the grass listening to music. The festival rolled right along, most of it pretty good. We saw … Continue reading →

I heard a rumor that the bar closed due to problems with their lease after some new people moved in upstairs, two floors above, and complained about noise. Excuse me, but when you move in over an established bar, I … Continue reading →

I finally developed my pictures of Oil Can pitching for the Brockton Rox at Campanelli Stadium against the Bangor Grays, July 4, 2005.

Great storm last night. Woke me up. Huge flashes, sometimes quite close. I honestly can’t remember the last time I experienced a storm like that. Growing up in Maryland, they were regular fixtures of summer nights. Much later, the year … Continue reading →

Here’s something I’ve not seen before, although I’m sure it’s happened. With the slumping Padres, the entire National League West is below .500.