I loved the show Get Smart when I was growing up and am sad to hear that Don Adams has died: The former standup comic who donned a trench coat, launched a catch phrase (“Would you believe…?”) and won three Emmys as blundering, yet self-assured spy Maxwell Smart on the 1960s TV comedy died late Sunday of a lung infection. He was 82.
Yikes. First I’ve heard of this–Dog Flu Spreads Worry Nationwide: Vets stress that the flu is no reason for pet owners to panic, but they should take some precautions. If you take your dog to a dog park, bring the dog’s own water dish and toys, they say. Apparently, this is mainly a concern at kennels and race tracks (bah! Race tracks! Shut the … Read More
How is it that it has taken me until now to read Martha McPhee’s brilliant novel, Bright Angel Time? It is a gorgeous, heartbreaking book following the lives of one family torn apart by divorce (The Coopers–of which the protagonist, eight-year-old Kate, is the youngerst) and broken nearly beyond recognition when they merge with The Furey’s. Anton Furey is Kate’s mother’s boyfriend and it … Read More
Fisher update: We have had another visit–this morning, 2AM, outside bedroom window in the front lawn somewhere (impossible to say where exactly but sounded very close, as though it had climbed the oak tree so that it could put itself as near the window as possible), the fisher let out its scream. A chilling sound, several high-pitched yells and then a growl. I’m finding … Read More
For the past couple of weeks, Francis Ford Coppola has had a mystery site up without much information on it. Well, now the mystery is solved and it’s called Youth Without Youth: American Zoetrope, Ltd. announces production of a new film by Francis Ford Coppola, YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH, starring Tim Roth, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz and Marcel Iures. The film is written, produced … Read More Youth Without Youth
Horrible, horrible, horrible news: At least 24 dead in evacuee bus explosion: A bus filled with 45 elderly Hurricane Rita evacuees from the Houston area caught fire early Friday on gridlocked Interstate 45, leaving at least 24 dead, according to local officials. I hope these evacuations (and how badly they are going) are a wake-up call to the government (and the American people) that … Read More
Fisher update: There were no new sightings last night but upon further investigation, Allen and I have determined that the fisher (in some photos, and, indeed, this is true for the one I saw) resembles the Snuggle fabric softener bear (which I have always found to be a little sinister to be honest) except the Snuggle bear doesn’t have the fangs and the long … Read More
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