even though it’s the offseason, a post about basketball 19 July, 2010

And, yeah, you know and I know that the writing I do now is pretty much all about food, all over at Lancelot Sturgeon, but I’ve dipped my toe in the LeBron Saga coverage and feel the need to add a little something. ESPN’s TrueHoop offered a definitive take on the situation, both the Jordan-centric [...]

you never know how these things are gonna turn out 24 January, 2010

I’ve begun participating in a group foodblog, at lancelotsturgeon.wordpress.com You never know — maybe this is exactly what I needed to jumpstart some writing, and I’ll reestablish this space too. Or maybe that blog will just be SO AWESOME and shiny and new, and I will have so many opinions about food that I’ll want [...]

still talking about health reform? 21 January, 2010

Yeah, me too. I don’t know whether it’s a gift or a curse, but I still have a rough idea of what’s in the bill on the table. That’s why when I see something like this: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/17/magazine/17FOB-ethicist-t.html My son was dropped from our family’s employee-sponsored health insurance shortly after graduating from college in May. While [...]

this is what work does to you 28 July, 2009

You read some puff piece in the NYT about aging and health-related anxiety: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/26/fashion/26genb.html … and all you can think about is how *this* is exactly why our health care system is broken. The guy doesn’t discuss any out-of-pocket costs, even as he receives a huge variety of often-speculative tests and treatments that no doubt [...]

Dear WMATA, 6 July, 2009

If I wanted a commute to consist of a lot of minutes not going anywhere because of congestion, I’d buy a car. … and gas, and insurance. Because at least then when you’re sitting in the middle of nowhere, you get a little sunshine. And you can sing to yourself without people looking at you [...]

food update 18 June, 2009

Earlier this week, I went to a friend’s dinner party. Intent on doing something at least somewhat impressive, I offered to bring from-scratch gnocchi. How did it turn out? Remember Mother’s Day when you were eight years old? When you wanted to make your mom brunch in bed? And you got up all early to [...]