I met my parents, my sister, and her boyfriend this evening for dinner at the Red Robin in North Raleigh. I’ve been to Red Robin once before, last spring down in Wilmington when opening a new store. I had a Bonzai Burger–grilled in teriyaki sauce, topped with cheddar cheese and grilled pineapple. Oh, oh golly!Continue reading “On Restaurant Survey Cards”
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Stalking the wild Harry Potter book
Yesterday brought two surprises. The first, and potentially the most important, was that I got my power back after five days. Raleigh, North Carolina was hit by a massive ice storm on last Wednesday, leaving upwards of 70 percent of the Raleigh/Durham area without electricity, and without electricity I had neither heat nor water. AfterContinue reading “Stalking the wild Harry Potter book”
Sweet Home Alabama
Yesterday my sister and I went to see the new Reese Witherspoon film, Sweet Home Alabama. It’s mildly enjoyable, if you check your brain at the door. I’m not saying the film is stupid, but it is cliched, and nothing surprising happens at any point in time. With one exception involving Ethan Embry, but that’sContinue reading “Sweet Home Alabama”
On My Dad
There’s an article in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer about my dad, a special collections librarian at Lincoln University in Oxford, Pennsylvania. He’s got a nice color picture in the paper, but on the web, no picture. Oh, well.