An auspicious day

And there it is: my first real earthquake in California. A 5.6, 9 miles from me. I’m shaking like a leaf. My house shook like a truck hit it. It was far scarier than I had expected it to be. I should write more  [more...]

Actor Dick Wilson, played Charmin pitchman Mr. Whipple dies By Jeff Wilson Associated Press LOS ANGELES – Dick Wilson, the character actor and pitchman who for 21 years played an uptight grocer begging customers  [more...]

I’ve just started to read another of Helene Hanff’s delightful books, “Apple of My Eye,” a love letter of sorts to New York City. It was written in 1976, amidst a bankrupt city government and the  [more...]