Bob Herbert’s Admit We Have a Problem, on the ever more dismal American economy:
“This year, more people will end up bankrupt than will suffer a heart attack. More adults will file for bankruptcy than will be diagnosed with cancer. More people will file for bankruptcy than will graduate from college. And, in an era when traditionalists decry the demise of the institution of marriage, Americans will file more petitions for bankruptcy than for divorce.” (Elizabeth Warren, co-author of “The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Mothers and Fathers Are Going Broke,” 2003)
Gardener’s Diary (Part 2)
Well, I lied, I spent all day hunting for decent-looking annuals, replacing the tired pansies, weeding, edging and mowing the lawn.
I feel better, and it’s not just because my lunch was a pint of the best frozen yogurt in the world, low-fat blueberry from Four Seas of Cape Cod.
Oh, YEAH!
CBS’s CSI: NY, which premieres on Wednesday, September 22 at 10, stars two of our favorites, Gary Sinise and Melina Kanakaredes.
They have their work cut out for them: their characters’ names are Mack “Mac” Taylor and (I kid you not) Stella Bonasera.
Gardener’s Diary
It’s a disaster, and right now, I’m not going to do a whole lot about it.
Big Dig, South
There are no fewer than THREE big construction projects going on in my neighborhood and lucky us, we’ve learned that contractors can start work at 7 AM.
Bubble Gun
I’m not big on plastic toys, but made an exception at last night’s Hyannis street fair.
Unconscious Mutterings
Luna Niña says, I think:
Gardener’s Diary
The July humidity found us this morning. While it’s not overly hot, the air is still moderately demotivating, poor sleeping weather. The garden, which was so beautiful two weeks ago, is past peak, reflecting the slow decline of the Larkspurs and the Bachelor Buttons.
Think Thin Is Virtuous?
Progressive journalist Lakshmi Chaudhry’s latest article on Alternet.org is an interview with Paul Campos, the author of a “provocative” new book titled “The Obesity Myth: Why America’s Obsession With Health is Hazardous to Your Health.”
It is one of the best articles I’ve read anywhere, any time, by anyone, about anything.
Here’s an excerpt:
Update
This is turning out to be a pretty good week.
The Senate, including the man-who-should-be-president, John McCain, gave the Bush Administration an “FU” on its latest exercise in right-wing pandering.
I had a nice project start-up lunch with a client and afterwards, caught the commuter rail to see the new Boston Conference and Exposition Center yesterday as a Macworld attendee.
I think the facility is every bit as nice as Moscone, but the absence of places to eat (and to park) is a nuisance. In decent weather, it’s a nice walk from South Station, though.