Squirrel Landscaping

Last fall, I planted a bunch of crocus bulbs on our back lawn - I made sure they were scattered around under our tree so that they would look natural. The other day, Molt pointed out these:

Hmmmm. Why should about 10 crocuses be sprouting altogether about 20 feet away from the vicinity where I planted them?!?

There are 2 other such clumps in surprising places. I had no idea I could be thwarted this way.

God's Country

That's what my sister calls the San Francisco Bay Area, where my parents have their home. I call it the Promised Land. I'm trying not to mourn coming back from it to New Haven too much. Especially since there was a heat wave, so we enjoyed 70-80 degree weather the whole week we were out there.

The sun beaming down on my parent's fruit trees. Hobbit country.

Cafe two steps from the Pacific at Half Moon Bay.

Sandwich and Ocean tableaux

Happy man on Spring Break.

Aunt and niece. That used to be my bear :)

Duck dinner at my parents - both of whom bought roast duck that day without knowing the other did too. An embarassment of riches.

Speaking of food, and I love to, this is the generally acknowledged order of the best places for Chinese food in the world:

1) Hong Kong/Taiwan
2) Beijing
3) L.A.
4) San Francisco Bay Area
5) Toronto/Vancouver

Sometimes 5) is placed above 4) - but I'm pretty biased. Any disagreements?

Farewell from the Desert of the Real

Jean Baudrillard, french philosopher, died yesterday. Or, as the Onion wrote in Derrida's obituary, he "died." The title of this blog was inspired by him.

The Guardian obituary.

Husband Math

Anthony Kiedis

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Joseph Fiennes

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