Two weeks away: one week in San Francisco, one in Hawai’i. Left New York City during a horrendous heat wave, which made the whole trip feel like we were pleasurably on the lam. In every respect I can think of, the trip was a phenomenal success, although sprinting back from Hawai’i (GMT -11:00) [...]
A Masters of Science degree in Journalism, granted me by Columbia University
A hangover.
I would not have the degree without Kate, who every day makes new adventures — big and small — possible in ways I never imagined. And Jason Haas, who first put the notion in my head that graduate school was perhaps the [...]
Where’s the Charlie’s Angels theme when you need it?
I seriously can’t recommend attending one’s spouse’s 10-year college reunion highly enough. Had a blast this past weekend at Smith: saw good friends, made more friends, met friends’ adorable children, and somehow ate dinner with several lethal secret agents (two [...]
I’ve got all four stove burners going (artichokes, grill-pan (asparagus, marinated tofu), quinoa, and lemon-butter) the mini-oven running (broccoli), music playing, Kate to share the meal with me once it’s done, and a glass of red wine in my hand. I’ve missed this So Much.
Radio Workshop, hands down my favorite class of the year, wrapped up last night. I have learned many things this year, but persistent and nagging anxieties that I haven’t learned enough or the right things are still occasionally fluttering around. My last several pieces were, to my mind, boring and unnecessary. [...]