Tag Archives: Northampton
ZooBeeZoo Sunday
MadMen’s Megan is taking her ZooBeeZoo on the road to become an actress. It’s never good to leave Don home alone. Pete’s off the rails. Best recap, Matthew Creamer, AdAge. Lady Lazarus, by Sylvia Plath. Another Smith College alum. Adieu Sarkozy … Continue reading
Filed under International Affairs, Sports, Television
SpringField
Springfield, Massachusetts is not ‘the’ Simpson’s city. It’s the one in Oregon. Geez. My aunt Marge Simpson was from ‘our’ Springfield, so thought it was us for sure. No Uncle Homer, doh. Springfield, Mass., does have Dr. Suess’ house on … Continue reading
Filed under Books, History, Northampton
FoolishMess
Halloween, April Fool’s snow. Told you so. Nice in between, though. Bye winter. Rachel Maddow speaking at my alma Mount Holyoke. Her new book depicts the drift of U.S. military’s missions over the past decades. Creeping worldwide warring culture. American … Continue reading
SuperSnoozDay
It’s the liberals fault? Yup. That’s what Rush says. His meager mea culpa a joke. As is Santy and Grinch’s lack of apology for their religion that tortured young boys with impunity. Contraception is hardly the Catholics’ most compelling consideration. 60 Minutes story … Continue reading
ReallyHousewives
The Really Real Housewives of not New York, nor Beverly Hills. They cook dinner, drive their own cars, take busses, entertain without party planners, read books, gain and lose weight without needing to be on TMZ or national TV. Instead … Continue reading
Filed under Economics, Television
KristmasLetter
Dear Friends We Haven’t Seen in Twenty Years: Zelda and I are so excited to update you all on our family’s meaningful 2011. Little Moonbeam graduated from Middlebury and is off saving babies in the Sudan. It’s so hard not … Continue reading
Filed under Random
StuffingtonPost
25 lb. Vermont bird demolished, nary a slice left. Lots of eating and laughing accomplished. Minor dysfunctional family melt-downs. Everyone survived. I think. JeanJean chef de cuisine queen made it all happen. The great meal that is. mAdHad and mAdBen … Continue reading
Filed under Family
NoHoTune
“Massachusetts Afternoon”, SNL’s The Blue Jean Committee folk ditty set in Northampton. What’s the back story? Hmmm. Seth Meyers’ girlfriend is BFF of someone’s daughter who dates music producer in NoHo? No? Don’t know. Leggy women in NoHo? Whoa. No Ho. … Continue reading
WitchTwitch
27,000 plus twitches on The Side Trek. There’s a new book about the Witch of Northampton, and it’s not me. “My Enemy’s Tears” is the story of Mary Bliss Parsons who was tried for witchcraft in 1675. Jagged cranky women … Continue reading
Filed under Books, Journalism
Table’sTilt
Stellar restaurateurs once converged in Northampton and made it a dining destination. Those shining stars have lately dimmed. Freshness, quality, service have disappeared into a black hole. I don’t want to pay less for three courses of frozen cardboard food. The economy … Continue reading
Filed under Northampton, Restaurants
