Tag Archives: New York City
Another Day, Another Car Crash.
And as I was driving home all “Check me out! I’m the greatest English teacher ever! Yeah!”, I stopped at a red light and the car behind me didn’t. Another car crash. This time, I was in the RENTAL that … Continue reading
Saw this at a local thriftstore.
This is such a college town!
Nothing Happened In Tiananmen Square
Chengdu Evening News fired three of it’s editorial staff after they accidentally mentioned Tiananmen Square. On the 18th anniversary of the crackdown Monday, the lower right corner of page 14 of the Chengdu Evening News ran a tiny ad reading: … Continue reading
Pasta Carbonara
Maria Liberati’s Pasta Carbonara This is a typical dish from Rome. The pecorino cheese used is typically pecorino from Rome or Pecorino Romano. The Romans tend to like dishes that are simple, without a lot of ingredients and not snobbish-just … Continue reading
The Basic Art Of Italian Cooking
The Basic Art of Italian Cooking by Maria Liberati is part cookbook and part travel memoir. Between recipes, Maria shares travel adventures, like meeting her now-husband, and misadventures, like the Italian-language student who asked for a shower, instead of a … Continue reading
UMass Graduation
Stick’s graduation! If you haven’t seen the Andrew Card protest at the UMass graduation, you should watch this video.
Beating The System
Apparently, if you are an English teacher, people will come to your school and give you free books. (these people are called “representatives from various publishing companies” and not “people who really like Meg”) They also bring in cookies and … Continue reading
We’re On First Names With The Insurance Company
This morning, Stick and I woke up to the sound of someone banging on our across-the-hall neighbors’ door. At least, we assumed it was their door, since we don’t have too many friends who make unannounced Sunday-morning visits. It was … Continue reading
