Article of the Day: December 4, 2009

Insightful article about the moral lessons in Jane Austen's novels. Read it here.

I also liked this one about Twilight and feminism. Read it here.

Article of the Day: November 28, 2009

Parents often bring their screaming children onto airplanes. Once in a great while, the parent and child are asked to get off. What happens next? Who gets an apology from whom?

Read the article here.

Article of the Day: September 25, 2009

Was Laura Ingalls Wilder's daughter the real author of the "Little House" novels?

Read about it here.

Article of the Day: September 21, 2009

I love good writing. I especially love a good novel.

I hate Dan Brown's novels.

Editors at the Telegraph have taken the time to compile twenty of Dan Brown's worst sentences. I can only imagine how they restricted themselves to twenty or kept their commentary on each sentence so sparse.

Enjoy!



(Image reproduced without permission from larryfire.wordpress.com/2009/03/11/).

Article of the Day: September 19, 2009

Hurray for American food! Hurray for familiar names from Top Chef!


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Article of the Day: September 13, 2009

I like to buy shoes from Zappos. Or, at least, I like the idea of it. I didn't know that anyone thought Zappos was a cult.

Very busy weekend. But since no one wants to read about how much writing, editing, and reading I've done this weekend, instead I will tell you:

I am back in the game!! This weekend I made a delicious "Chocolate Crackle Cookie" recipe provided by the Roomie's mom. Also, the Boyfriend revised the lemon meringue recipe from last week. This time we used a glass bowl instead of plastic, added cream of tartar to the recipe, adjusted the oven temperature and cooking time, and let the cookies sit in the oven overnight. Success!

The cookies are so good that now we are out of milk.

Article of the Day: September 9, 2009

Academic writing is boring; academics are not. Maybe we all just need to relearn how to write?

Sunday Night

Article of the Day: Harry Potter wins over some of his religious critics.

Read about it here.

Great Cookie Competition: Lemon Kisses

My kitchen is starting to look like a cookie graveyard. Lemon meringue recipe from Sandra Lee's "Semi-Homemade" cookbook was a bust. Per the madre's suggestion, I bought an oven thermometer today and discovered that my apartment oven runs 25 degrees hotter than it should. Well, as my professor-boss says in echoing tones, "Onward!"

Upcoming Blog Feature: The "You Pick Two" Review

I love Panera. The Boyfriend and I eat dinner at Panera at least once a week. Before I starting eating at Panera so much, I looked like this:



And now I look like this:



Ok, Panera won't really turn you into Keira Knightley. Nor can I claim any medical benefits, like Jared can for Subway. "But, actually," as an Austrian friend of mine used to say, Subway Jared and I are opposites. Where he needed a weight-loss diet, I just need a food-in diet. That's where Panera comes in. The food is delicious and always appeals to me.

One of the best things about Panera is the "You Pick Two" option, where you can order any two of the following: a half sandwich, a cup of soup, or a salad. Think of all the delicious combinations!

Actually, you can relax, because I will think of them for you and review them here. So, as another friend says, "watch this space."

Back to school tomorrow after a lovely weekend.




(Image of Keira Knightley reproduced without permission from blogs.phillynews.com).

Article of the Day: September 2, 2009

No longer relegated to selling to limited audiences out of their homes or at local craft fairs, artists now have access to millions of potential buyers all over the world through websites like Etsy.com. So why is it so hard to make a living selling on Etsy? And why have only men figured it out?

This article hypothesizes about why.