Radio news

I listen to the news on the radio as I wake up in the morning. Sometimes it takes me a long time to get out of bed—either because I’m sleepy, or because there’s a story that makes me laugh and laugh.

Baby pigs

I went to a dinner party this weekend—a Bulgarian name-day celebration. The hosts made was all sorts of traditional food, and even had a suckling pig!

It’s sort of sad, isn’t it?


But very tasty.

I’ve got nothing

Nothing—nothing—interesting to report these days.

But here’s an article worth glancing at. Who would’ve thought this situation would require specific training for those in the hotel industry?

And again this weekend!

At least this weekend it was only on Saturday. Note the subtle difference in pictures: this picture includes the nastiest ham-and-egg sandwich ever, wrapped in foil on the right corner of the desk.

Be careful about spending

Look closely at this ATM. Do you think this is a subtle way of saying, “You don’t actually need that forty bucks right now, do you?”

Weekend

One commenter (hi, Mom!) was complaining about my lack of photos. So here is a photo from the weekend. And believe me, this took up a lot of my weekend:

Accomplishments

It’s good to think over your accomplishments from time to time, to assess your progress, to reflect on where you’ve been and where you’re going.

Hmmm.

Last night, I finally finished the wine I brought back from Napa Valley. Hooray!

Anniversary

I got back to the U.S. from England exactly one year ago today. Woo!

People keep putting ATMs up in lonely spots.

Chess in Rhode Island

I’ve been learning to play chess. When I went to Rhode Island, Preston promised me that he liked to play, and that he wasn’t good.

Lies.

In any event, the game took three hours and ended in a stalemate. I wanted to win.

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Providence is the capital of Rhode Island. In Sunday-evening traffic, it’s a looooong bus ride from New York.