CBS’s CSI: NY, which premieres on Wednesday, September 22 at 10, stars two of our favorites, Gary Sinise and Melina Kanakaredes.
They have their work cut out for them: their characters’ names are Mack “Mac” Taylor and (I kid you not) Stella Bonasera.
Gardener’s Diary
It’s a disaster, and right now, I’m not going to do a whole lot about it.
Big Dig, South
There are no fewer than THREE big construction projects going on in my neighborhood and lucky us, we’ve learned that contractors can start work at 7 AM.
Bubble Gun
I’m not big on plastic toys, but made an exception at last night’s Hyannis street fair.
Unconscious Mutterings
Luna Niña says, I think:
Gardener’s Diary
The July humidity found us this morning. While it’s not overly hot, the air is still moderately demotivating, poor sleeping weather. The garden, which was so beautiful two weeks ago, is past peak, reflecting the slow decline of the Larkspurs and the Bachelor Buttons.
Think Thin Is Virtuous?
Progressive journalist Lakshmi Chaudhry’s latest article on Alternet.org is an interview with Paul Campos, the author of a “provocative” new book titled “The Obesity Myth: Why America’s Obsession With Health is Hazardous to Your Health.”
It is one of the best articles I’ve read anywhere, any time, by anyone, about anything.
Here’s an excerpt:
Update
This is turning out to be a pretty good week.
The Senate, including the man-who-should-be-president, John McCain, gave the Bush Administration an “FU” on its latest exercise in right-wing pandering.
I had a nice project start-up lunch with a client and afterwards, caught the commuter rail to see the new Boston Conference and Exposition Center yesterday as a Macworld attendee.
I think the facility is every bit as nice as Moscone, but the absence of places to eat (and to park) is a nuisance. In decent weather, it’s a nice walk from South Station, though.
Grandson Was Right
Yesterday I took off the afternoon to keep my grandsons company while their Mom brought their sister to a doctor’s appointment.
Sunday Morning
I don’t want to do anything today but post to the weblog and watch the light change. I don’t want to shower, dress, change sheets, pay bills, fight the tourons on the roads and the supermarkets, or read about the haves and have-mores that swamp the news and entertainment sections of both the print and online media.