August 30, 2015

Staycation and a quick road-trip before Labor Day. Been working hard , time to relax and hope I don't get bothered too much.



Supermoon: the term ‘supermoon’ is not astronomical. Scientists call this event a ‘perigee moon’: it takes place when the full Moon reaches the closest point to Earth on its oval orbit. This point is called perigee and it is about 50,000 km closer to our planet than the opposite side of the Moon’s elliptical path – apogee. Native Americans used to give every full moon a special name. For example, the full moon in August was often referred to as the Sturgeon Moon.



Had Potato Gnocchi with Mushroom sauce last night, delicious.



R.I.P. Dr. Sacks.

November 10, 2012

Oliver Sacks always entertains and teaches. Looks like a good one.



"...About a year ago, I was informed by a doctor that I might have as little as another year to live. In consequence, some of these articles were written with the full consciousness that they might be my very last...
Sobering in one way and exhilarating in another, this practice can obviously never become perfected. But it has given me a more vivid idea of what makes life worth living, and defending, and I hope very much that some of this may infect those of you who have been generous enough to read me this far."
Christopher Hitchens (13 April 1949 – 15 December 2011)



Broke down and bought an Apple I-Pad, with Retina Display. Stunning graphics, now have to figure it out. Quick stop at Grand Central Oyster Bar for some NE Clam Chowder with Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale.



Set up an in-house Wi-Fi network with Cisco / Linksys E1200 wireless router. It was a snap.

March 12, 2011

A long weekend to celebrate Daylight Saving time. Bloody Marys for Sunday, Mimosas for Monday



Maurice Joseph Micklewhite, picked Caine from The Caine Mutiny. Now, I'll have to pick up his previous Autobiography What's it All About .



In the book, he talks about the original The Italian Job . Now, I have to get it. Any movie with Michael Caine , Noël Coward and Benny Hill has to be watched. I did see the new version and it was OK.



Oliver Sacks is very readable and the stories he tells are fascinating. In this one, he includes his own problems.



Great games so far. This one by Princeton was a great buzzer-beater. Also, the A-10 has been turned upside down. U-Conn - Louisville game was as good as College Ball gets.