Deep Thoughts #4

What's the difference between a Mongolian idiot and a mango-lian idiot

Deep Thoughts #3

Perhaps Francine Prose should change her surname to  Poetry.

Julia Child - Centenary of Birth

Google Doodle for 8/15/2012

Today's Google Doodle honors  Julia Child,  America's  "french chef".   Julia was born  in California in 1912  - which was a long schlep from France (and still is).   She attended Smith College in Massachusetts and then moved to New York City.  During WW2, she was posted to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka ) where she met Paul Child who introduced her to fine cuisine.  Once the flame was ignited, her love of French cuisine remained to her last day.

Julia's show on WGBH television was a lot of fun for me. More than thirty years ago, I bumped into Julia in Harvard Square.  She was tall and a bit clumsy in her movements.  This was familiar to all those who watched her in the kitchen.  The highest accolade was the sketch by Dan Aykroyd on "Saturday Night Live", which I watched in real-time -  in 1978 .   Tempus Fugit. 

Usain Bolt Wins

This video tells it all.   Congrats to Usain Bolt. 

Dog Days of Summer..?

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