So somewhere between midnight and Saturday morning, the compact refrigerator in the cottage died, more or less. When I took it out and replaced it today, I saw that it was made in 1988 –– so it has served at least 24 years. There was an interesting moment when I wasn’t quite sure if the mini had room...

I forgot to mention that on Saturday morning, before the pedicures and the Bikram, I moved Susan’s car for her and noticed that suddenly this was on the back of my car:  “Because We Like Sand.”       I had mentioned a few days before that Belle and I had our first trip to ...

Let’s face it:  Seasons two of Damages was getting me down. William Hurt is a fine actor (obviously) but somehow his whole mid-life depressive thing is just such a downer, I couldn’t continue. And yet … there was enough going on that I decided to forgo several episodes and cut to the fina...

I mean, obviously … but –– My new MINI-COOPER arrived today and it’s a total love thing. And then, an hour later, after SK(W) and Belle and I traipsed on our first joyride to buy a back seat cover –– somehow Sports Basement has a very chic camping blanket with a water repellant side –– we retur...

Sarah and I swung by the BMW dealership since I’m contemplating a mini-Cooper. What’s astonishing is that we were basically TOTALLY ignored, even though I was pretty direct about being ready, willing, and able to buy. Are things really going THAT well for the folks at San Francisco BMW?  [It ma...