tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76937589100187442362012-02-06T07:28:09.898-08:00Looking at thingsPeggy Ganonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16899203606773904416noreply@blogger.comBlogger3301100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693758910018744236.post-45806280101336148972012-02-05T12:27:00.000-08:002012-02-06T07:28:09.936-08:00

Have you ever seen something so spectacular you just had to stop and snap a photo, even though you realize the photo will not do justice to the beauty you are so miraculously beholding? On Friday, I was emerging from the Paris métro at Concorde, on my way to meet a friend for a drink at the nearby Hôtel de Crillon. This is what I saw unfolded before my eyes, except that the reality was a million

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Apparently, the expression is as passé as baby bump. When I moved back to the United States, I discovered this strange thing called a man cave. It seems the American male needs his own space in the family home, where he can hang out with other males, play music, drink beer and emit strange bodily noises without a care in the world. I don't think they have those in France, not yet anyway. I'm sure

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Okay, so it has been awhile. Haven't you ever heard of the holiday season? I don't know about you, but I tend to get overbooked and overtired just at the time of year my body and brain shut down in unison, demanding an extended period of hibernation. Can you blame them? It is dark most of the time.That's what really hit me this year: the seemingly sudden (though actually gradual) lack of daylight

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Most people remember Tonya Harding, right? Did you know that she just turned 40 and had a baby this year?! I found a photo of her on the internet and was amazed to note the physical resemblance between Tonya and Amanda Knox. Harding looks like an older, heavier version of the 24-year old Knox. Tonya's trials and tribulations became fodder for various media, including a number of books (

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There are many nice things about living in France as opposed to America. One of them is the absence of bumper stickers. Keep your illiberal ideas, and even your liberal ones, to yourself! I don't need to know what the overweight, badly dressed, middle-aged, tight-lipped white man driving the rundown Ford Fiesta in front of me northbound on 99 in Seattle yesterday at approximately 11:30 am thinks

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If this doesn't get you moving, there's something wrong with you.And they're French!

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How much you wanna make a bet I can throw a football over them mountains? Well, if coach woulda put me in fourth quarter, we’d have been state champions. No doubt. No doubt in my mind. You better believe things had been different. I’d have gone pro in a heartbeat. I’d be making millions of dollars and living in a big ol’ mansion somewhere, soaking it up in a hot tub with my soul mate. - Uncle Rico

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It would have been nice to have some advance warning. Walt left for practice yesterday at what seemed to be 9:30 (for a 10 am start). I discovered shortly after he left that it was only 8:30 (thank you, facebook) and was able to communicate that news quickly. On the plus side, the whole day - and it was a crisp and sunny one - got immediately longer, or so it seemed until everything got dark at 5

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FOR us, this has only ever been about Meredith. She had been in Perugia for eight weeks and I had moved away from home only three weeks previously. We had stayed in touch updating each other with the exciting new things we were doing.I had just got home from a training course when Mum called me, her voice trembling, relaying news that a 21-year-old English girl had been found under a mattress in

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Io non capisco come si possa passare davanti ad un albero e non essere felici di vederlo.

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I happened to catch part of Steven Pinker's interview on KUOW yesterday. He was in town for a lecture on the history of violence. Pinker, a psychology professor at Harvard and notable science writer, argues that the human species is less violent today than it has ever been. Not surprisingly, his point of departure is the Hobbesian view of man in the state of nature, as opposed to the more benign

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Now that the supertanker has pulled into port, the story about the creation of the narrative can finally begin to be told. We live in a world that needs an endless supply of stories. Just ask Scheherazade - whatever gets you through the night is all right.Click on the title above and you will be taken to the Land of Marriott. In the land of Marriott, as Button notes, the media operates on the

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Who me?I'm with Lemony Snicket. (Click on title or read below or both - I recommend both.)Thirteen Observations made by Lemony Snicket while watching Occupy Wall Street from a Discreet Distance 1. If you work hard, and become successful, it does not necessarily mean you are successful because you worked hard, just as if you are tall with long hair it doesn’t mean you would be a midget if you were

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Unfettered capitalism sucks. Enlightened self-interest is a myth.

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Late last week, a photo of Meredith Kercher's temporary grave surfaced on the internet in connection with a related story on the family and its hardships. It did not take long for certain depraved souls (do the depraved have souls?) calling themselves Amanda Knox supporters to begin making a series of mocking, heartless tweets. Several people who were distressed by these tweets sent them to me.

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Click on the title for a link to the most recent opinion piece by Wendy Murphy, entitled Celebrity overshadows facts in Knox acquittal. Wendy Murphy is a leading victims rights advocate and nationally recognized television legal analyst. She is an adjunct professor at New England Law in Boston. She writes an occasional column for Tina Brown's Daily Beast.The Seattle Times has wisely contracted

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As noted in the excellent NY Times piece (click on title), Nina Burleigh has had a busy, busy week--playing advocate for Amanda Knox, plugging Burleigh's own book on the case, and helping CBS sell the first of many (many more than anyone wants to see) pre-packaged Knox pieces that dutifully toe the Marriott Party line. Those looking for facts are advised to watch major league baseball on Sunday

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Guest post by Ilana Mercer, lifted shamelessly from a website I do not agree with politically. But she gets it right, facts and all. A must read. Possibly the best thing written on the vicious murder of Meredith Kercher to date.Posted: October 06, 2011© 2011 The conviction of America's sweetart du jour, Amanda Knox, was overturned this month. Based on O.J.-like evidence, Knox was convicted of

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Zesto's doesn't just taste bad; it has bad taste.Not to be outdone, Italian tabloid OGGI serves up Knox's "liberation" on the front page and a set of knives as its merchandising tie-in.

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I just got this email from a friend of the Kerchers. Please take a minute to update your facebook profile for a few days.From: XXXX Sent: mercoledì 5 ottobre 2011 22:54To: XXXXSubject: Mez photo: hoping to go viral Hi there,I'm a family friend of the Kerchers, and was wondering if you could help out in a tribute that Stephanie wishes to pay to her sister? Mez's sister Steph is hoping for the

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You can read reactions to the verdict, the homecoming, the coverage of same and what the nattering class with merchandise to sell has to say all over the internet. You can go global or stay local. Jonathan Martin of the Seattle Times covered the arrival and media event at Seatac factually and correctly. He noted that there was a handful of supporters and a ton of media (see my post from last

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I'll be updating later today with a summary of the Kercher family press conference in Perugia this morning.In the meantime, Meredith's father John Kercher had this reaction to yesterday's news:While Amanda Knox’s family wept with joy after seeing their daughter’s murder conviction overturned, the father of the victim was incensed. Speaking from the family’s home in Surrey, England, John Kercher

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UPDATE, ORIGINAL POST FOLLOWS:It's now official. Judge Hellmann has overturned the earlier court's guilty verdict on all counts except defamation. This is a real blow to the Kerchers, even though this verdict is not final until Italy's highest court rules. The silver lining is that Knox was sentenced to three years for defamation, less time served. So she will be severely limited in terms of

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By my friend Macport:Like many people from around the world, my thoughts and hopes are with the Kercher family tonight. May justice prevail for Meredith Kercher.

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Thanks for the plain talk, Radell. For your plain talk, a certain minor advocacy journalist has branded you a "hater" on twitter. You are in pretty fine company.

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Meredith Kercher as a childMedia circus, media circus, did someone say media circus?With the PR-fueled media circus in full swing and hysteria in Perugia as the appeals court ruling nears, the Kercher family is finally getting a smidgen of attention in Knox's hometown.In spite of what some members of the local media apparently believe, not all of Seattle has drunk the "innocent abroad" koolaid or

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Moore Righteous Than Ever: G-man and Celestial at home Just when you thought it could not get Moore NuttyThe first appeal trial of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollicito, both convicted by a unaminous verdict in December 2009 for their role in the brutal slaying of Meredith Kercher, Knox's British roommate, is winding down this week.I have already mentioned the Puget Sound Business Journal article on

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This one's for you, MeredithToday, as the appeal winds down, the prosecution began its closing arguments. You can read all about what was said today at abc's website and elsewhere, or wait until journalists Andrea Vogt and Barbie Nadeau file their stories for the Seattle PI and the Daily Beast, respectively. They have been consistently reliable and objective.And Meredith's discreet family have

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John and Arline Kercher, Meredith's parents, and Stephanie, her sister, at a press conference in Perugia. In this intelligent and well-written piece (click on title for direct link), Andrea Vogt wonders aloud how Italians would react to an acquittal of the Seattle woman who was convicted in December 2009 of taking part in the killing of her roommate, Meredith Kercher. She notes that an acquittal

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I get asked that question a lot lately by friends and acquaintances who know that I have been hosting a discussion board devoted to this case for nearly four years now. Today's PI (click on title), having decided to dispense with the illusion of taste and decency, is currently running a poll that asks the burning question: Should Amanda Knox Return to Seattle?For those who don't know, Knox and

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I know I haven't been the most consistent and regular blogger this past summer (past year? two years? whatever), but hey, summer is a magical time where you pack in all the fun and slothfulness you can, while you can. Especially if you live in a place where the sun don't shine all the time.This little thing here is simply hilarious. Who doesn't get into the sauce while cooking? On television

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The summer ends kind of like it began, with an open-air concert at Château Ste. Michelle. Last night's show was opened by Ani di Franco, which we didn't realize until afterwards. Her name wasn't on the ticket. She was awesome. I hate to say it, but I sort of missed her rise to fame. Let's say it was because I was living in France at the time. That's what I say whenever I learn of a cultural

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In Burleigh’s shoddy book on the murder of Meredith Kercher, she gets the victim’s birthday wrong. But that’s not all she gets wrong. From what I can tell, Burleigh simply skips over much of the key evidence in favor of gossiping about and criticizing other journalists who have covered the case. She is particularly hard on female journalists, which is odd given that she prides herself on being a

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Thunder, lightning, wind, rain, more wind and then this sunset, photos taken in the space of a minute or two.

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Last night, we ventured out to the Grizzly Bar in Roscoe, which is about 20 miles away. It is a cute little town on Rosebud Creek, and the Grizzly Bar is a restaurant/bar inside a log cabin, across the street from the old dance hall where Liz's parents Bill and Joy met as teenagers. Liz is my sister-in-law; she lived in Billings until she was a teenager and spent lots of time out here in the

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A FB friend (Katherine Kaufman) posted this photo today. It was sent to her by a friend in Texas, and I thought it was urgent to give it broader distribution. Rick Perry is like George Bush, but dumber. Ya got that? Dumber than Bush. But just as ruthless. Knows who butters his biscuits, as someone just noted on television. Look at who is contributing to his campaign, folks! Walmart, Coca Cola.

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I decided to leave the whole debt ceiling thing to the care of others and head for Montana, where a rag-tag crew had agreed to assemble for five days, in order to build a garage and studio/office/guest room adjacent to our cabin. It's going to have an admirable view, as you can see from the appropriate photo above. My primary challenge has been to keep this crew plus three finicky girls

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Yes, I know, it has been awhile since I have posted. Like everyone else in the Greater Seattle Area (and indeed, all of Western Washington) and everyone in the Greater Paris Area (and probably all of Ile-de-France), I am sick and tired of waiting for something resembling summer weather. The sun comes out these days at about 6 pm, people! Okay, today is an exception: it is only 3 pm and I can see

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Great card from sister Carolyn, made by a company appropriately called Offensive & Delightful:Wonderful t-shirt from a friend (who also sent a funny card, which I'll post): I have decided to wear the t-shirt every day this week. Not all day, just every day. I am getting ready for international talk like a pirate day.

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Not every singer is worth listening to live. And then there is Adele, who is awesome, just awesome. Enjoy!Still skeptical? Then how about this?If you don't like this, then I suggest there is something seriously wrong with you.

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This blog has been neglected of late because, frankly, lots of things have been going on. Movies and music, visits from friends and departures of people living in my household who I have grown quite fond of, baseball and books...Birthdays are not all that important to me, which may be why I often forget other people's. Thanks to facebook, this happens less frequently. I did not think of my

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Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt at Château Ste. Michelle WineryWe got there late because (a) we got off to a late start due to a baseball game and (b) we drove all around Woodinville-Redmond-Kirkland in search of the damn place. We tried to get the onboard GPS to help out, but we use it so seldom we can never remember how it works exactly. It helps to leave with enough time to get it set up beforehand

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There are songs which, whether or not you actually like them, you just can't not be moved to move or sway when you hear them. Here's What I Like About You, by that great and frenetic 80's band The Romantics. And now for the slow number. Victor Démé, circa 2008, pure nectar.

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And what hurts, of course is love.Click on the title for a link to Jonathan Franzen's recent op-ed in the New York Times. I was going to put this on my facebook wall, but once you read it you'll understand why that option did not seem right.And somewhere in this op-ed piece is the answer to the question of why Weiner and other weiners feel the need to photograph their weiners with hand-held

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Thank you, Diane, for posting one of their songs on your wall. You inspired me. It's not the first time!

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Costco: I didn't know if it was day or night/I started buying everything in sight. I am freaked out. Costco depresses me. I know everybody doesn't have the same opportunities I do to visit farm stands and little markets, but I will fight to the end for inspirational shopping. Costco doesn't even look like it belongs on our planet. It could be on the moon. It has no relationship to the outside

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In Montana, when it rains it floodsIt would have been nice to spend five days under the open skies of south central Montana, on the banks of the Stillwater river, in the shadow of the Beartooth mountains.The closest airport to our place is in Billings, which is just over an hour away by car. If you click on the title, you'll see a photo showing what the recent heavy rainfall has done to this part

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Nothing could be finer on this post-rapture Sunday morning than listening "en direct" to my friends at Le Masque et La Plume (France Inter, tous les dimanche soirs ) comment on this year's winners at Cannes.They spent a few minutes reviewing the scandal created by Lars von Trier when he extricated himself from an unfortunate sentence about his recently discovered German roots by saying "Okay, I'm

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I got my rapture rejection notice in the mail this morning. Looks like five months of hell on earth for me and anyone reading this.We're on a highway to hell, people! The world as it appears is a sad, strange, beautiful and hellish place, all at once. That being so, I think the rapture will go unnoticed. A missing person here and there, perhaps.Like in this song:As Judgement Days go, this one is

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And if you're somewhere out there passed out on the floorJoey I'm not angry any more

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"Permit me to introduce myself. I am Pepe Le Pew, your lover." TerminéI was working on Saturday afternoon when the NY Times news alert arrived in my inbox. I could see most of the headline: IMF boss arrested in New York and...Normally, I don't stop what I am doing and read the breaking news. I figure it broke without me and can develop without me. But this was intriguing. At first, there was no

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Last Saturday in Toronto, a woman named Rayna Ford went to a Paul Simon concert. She called out to the singer: “Play ‘Duncan!,’” or words to that effect; Simon heard her better onstage than we do in this video taken from the audience. “You learned to play guitar in this song?” Simon replied, and invited her to get up alongside him. What happened next was very sweet, and genuinely moving: It’s the

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When it's 51 degrees and overcast in Seattle in May (there is nothing unusual about this by the way), if you are me you might be thinking about the Lost Coast. Especially when you get an email from a friend who lives there that says: "It is lovely here right now. You should come and visit."It's a good thing Montana is only three weeks away, though I was kind of alarmed when my brother said

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I woke up to her this morning, being interviewed on NPR. I heard her talking and thought, that sounds like Gretchen Parlato. She is quite amazing in person, in the most understated way.

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SPIKE JONZE PRESENTS: LIL BUCK AND YO-YO MA! - OPENING CEREMONYClick on either title. How does this Lil Buck guy contort his body like that?It is amazing and timely. I was sitting on the sofa this morning in a comatose state, drinking my coffee, having gone to bed at 2:45 am after a grueling weekend of work on the heels of a grueling six weeks of work, day in and day out, no break, not even on

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In 2009, France celebrated the 150th anniversary of Jean Jaurès, one of the major figures of French socialism and a founder of the French socialist party, who was assassinated in Paris on July 31, 1914 by the aptly named Raoul Villain. Jaurès was famous for his steadfast pacifism and his fierce opposition to World War I, one of the bloodiest wars in history. Jaurès also founded L'Humanité, a

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One of the most moving anti-war songs. Hats off to the person who made the video and thanks for sharing. Very stunning black and white images for this somber meditation.Jacques Brel

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Not the first time I have posted Chrissie Hinds singing this song, Back on the Chain Gang. But in my defense, let me say I have never posted this version, which has a nicely retro MTV feel to it.Given my current work load, this song sings to me, even though it isn't really about being crushed by The Man. What is it about, exactly? You tell me. It has some intriguing lyrics, like these snippets.A

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Apparently, the two opposing teams were huge, just huge. Unfortunately, I was not able to attend either game due to work obligations, though I was not too unhappy not to stand around for several hours and freeze my butt off. Baseball is a summer sport; that's why they talk about the boys of summer. Coach Cougan managed to make at least one smart-ass remark to one umpire without getting asked to

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I love this song and this animated video rendition of it.I found it on youtube. I always like to read the comments.One person wrote: Nina was tops. Luv most of her songs. Only wish I had been able to see/hear her in some dark, cigarette-lit jazz club.Yes, that's about right.One guy wrote, underneath the next song: "Let Nina Simone rule the world!"Might not be so bad. Baby you don't know what

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Well, it's poetry month after all. This poem is attributed to William Blake, but seems to exist mainly in French. Someone told every French school child that this was Blake. I'm not so sure.Je suis debout au bord de la plage. Un voilier passe dans la brise du matin et part vers l'océan. Il est la beauté, il est la vie. Je le regarde jusqu'à ce qu'il disparaisse à l'horizon. Quelqu'un à mon côté

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Officially,BIENTOT EN LIGNE ! La conférence de presse du 64e Festival se tiendra le 14 avril prochain. A cette date, vous pourrez télécharger le dossier de presse 2011 avec les listes des Jurys et des films sélectionnés.Les informations détaillées sur tous les films de la Sélection officielle, les Jurys et les événements seront accessibles en ligne une semaine avant l'ouverture de la

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Whidbey Island, September 2010Maybe not the best version out there, but the most recent I could find. This was recorded by someone in the audience at Glastonbury. Pretty impressive quality, all things considered. The internet is a treasure trove. I found this version of my favorite Jackson Browne song, recorded in Santa Cruz in 1987 but accompanied by photos taken at the Casino de Paris in June

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I am organizing my digital photos this morning -- well, to be honest I am working on several work work projects (as opposed to pretend work projects)and breaking up the stress and monotony with some mindless visual activities -- and just came across this one.The place: Cle Elum, WashingtonThe occasion: My sister Carolyn's wedding (she is the only sister not pictured)The time: Late 2005The

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Click on the title. There are plenty more where that came from.

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C'est du pissenlit (dent-de-lion également) et c'est très bon en salade. En plus, c'est de saison!Mais surtout, c'est pour évoquer l'état lamentable et oublié de mon petit blog.Il y a du travail dans l'air! Et en attendant, j'ai fait deux ou trois bricoles.A suivre...

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En guise de maîtresse de cérémonie, Jodie fut parfaite! Qui oserait dire le contraire ?

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These photos are from a trip we took in August 2007. Can't wait to get back to Montana and hope to be able to say one day that I divide my time between Montana and France.In no particular order: strange species of Montana bear, buffalo, tough biker chick, Harley guys, getting there, rusted out truck....

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Dreaming of warmer weather. Below, two shots of La Rochelle in summer and then one of Portlanders taking advantage of a sunny Saturday in April. Today is a snow day for the Seattle school district.

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If I were a painter, this is how I would paint Montana.

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It's pretty much a toss-up if you ask me. But, as these photos show, February isn't all bad. In case you are wondering, the purpose of these photos is not to reveal that our windows need washing (they do) or that I don't make the bed or do housework before sitting down at the computer to work (I don't); it is to show you that all the bitching I did last night about February being such a horrible

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Ella did it.And so did Bobby Darin. Of course.Louis too, naturally.

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How about Old Devil Moon, bossa nova style?And what about Mose Allison. This dude should be declared a national treasure.

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On this February 14, Valentine's Day in case you have been living in a man cave without a television, I can think of no better words of wisdom than those I came across this morning. Tracy McMillan has some harsh truths for women who complain that there are no good men out there or wonder why they are single, for whatever reason they happen to be single. Click on the title for a link to the

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What a lovely day this is.We are all Epyptians today.The title links to a nice blog by an Egyptian psychologist. Lots of background information about how Egypt got to where it is today and what the Egyptians are basically like: communal and calm.UPDATE: Egyptians are pissed. I just listened to Papa Mubarak speak to his "children". Not good. Foolish and arrogant man.

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Meet Maya, who spends her days hanging out in the lobby/bar of the Les Chansonniers hotel in the 11th arrondissement of Paris.Now meet Erica, or Princesse Erica for her subjects, who lays down the law at a little neighborhood café (with free wifi!) that is also in the 11th arondissement of Paris. And last but not least, meet Mélusine, who reigns over an apartment in the 11th arrondissement of

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I don't often find myself at the supermarket in the middle of the day. After today's trip, I'm thinking I should venture out midday more often. I do get outside in the middle of the day, but it is almost always to take Neko for a walk in Lincoln Park. The most recent Lincoln Park masher has cooled my enthusiam a bit. He's the guy who feigns shin splints or follows women joggers until he is close

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I've been back from Paris for a week and a day now. My jet lag is gone, but January is still here. I took Neko for a brisk walk today, and boy was it brisk.This is a photo of one of my few but -- I think -- well chosen purchases in Paris. It's the Caroline bag by Lili Cabas. Great bags, great prices. I wanted a red bag; I don't know why. This one is cool and I love the vertical silver lines. Plus

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Since I became a university student again, I have gotten tons of "proposals", most of them blocked by my spam filter. None of them have anything to do with marriage, which is probably a good thing because I am already married, and happily so, and polygamy is illegal. The "proposals" in question all concern making extra money as a student. They generally involve telemarketing and stuff.The

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You know I don't make New Year's resolutions. It isn't that I feel I am not perfectible - au contraire! - but the word resolution brings to mind the image of a treadmill, one that you get on and then feel stuck on, watching the clock, wishing you were elsewhere.Perhaps another reason I don't like making resolutions is that they seem part of the ceaseless quest for "self improvement", a peculiarly

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Initially, I thought I would write regular posts during my 2+ weeks in Paris. But the fact of the matter is twofold: I would rather be doing than writing about it and, more importantly, the "livebox" (wifi router) in the apartment I was staying in did not work. I tried without much enthusiasm to fix it. I did figure out that the 26-letter code I had been given was wrong. I figured this out by

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It's over, 2010. So last year. 2011 is here and I am starting the year off right with a dinner composed of the best marinara sauce (sauce tomate) in the universe, made by the W.We saw the year out properly too, with a Moroccan dinner inspired by Nawal, who was here from Paris via Fez last year but - alas! - not this year.Three days later...This was going to be my first day of the year post, but I

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As we left the movie theater the other night after seeing the Coen Brothers' rendition of True Grit (I am not going to call it a remake, so there), I was feeling the happy buzz one gets when one has no particular expectations and they are wildly surpassed. It isn't that I expected the Coen Brothers to do a bad job, they never do, or that I was worried their True Grit would not be as good as the

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I have nothing to add to what she said.Walt and I saw Patti read from her book in Seattle last year. She is magical; she is mystical; she is ageless and full of grace. She's what I want to be when I get older.

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A Elisabeth, maman de Mathilde, ainsi qu'à toute sa famille, nous vous souhaitons un Joyeux Noël! On vous a envoyé un paquet cadeau ce matin à midi. Le paquet est parti en bon état et nous espérons qu'il vous arrivera en pleine forme! Le voici hier soir avec son nouveau tapis de yoga. Namaste!

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C'est pas triste, ça?Demain, c'est la nuit la plus longue de l'année. Après, les nuits se raccourcissent petit à petit... Décembre, le mois le plus redouté (et redoutable?) de l'année. Il fait froid, le manque de soleil est pesant et cruel. La grisaille quoi. Les grises mines. Les âmes grises aussi. Tout le monde semble avoir le cafard, ce mélange néfaste de tristesse et de déprime. On a envie de

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Le nôtre est rempli de petites friandises.Maintenant, il ne nous reste plus que 23 jours d'attente!Avec une chanson pour chaque jour (il faut cliquer sur le titre).

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After Téléphone, Noir Désir was France's most popular rock group. Its musical career was abruptly cut short when lead singer Bertrand Cantat "accidentally" killed his then companion, actrice Marie Trintingant, in Vilnius (Lithuania), where she was shooting a made-for-television film. He only wanted to shake her up a bit, according to Cantat, but unfortunately her head came into contact with the

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