Life at DrTom's

DrTom shares his intellectual inquiries, mental musings, and awkward adventures in upstate New York and around the world. Betcha can’t read just one.

"To hell with facts! We need stories!"
— Ken Kesey

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

The big sting

(My friend Ida Lydiya, a Latvian immigrant who allows me to cut firewood on her property.) For nearly 30 years I taught a course titled In...

Monday, August 31, 2009

Quality counts with sweet corn and pie crust

(Sweet corn is in season. And there is good sweet corn and not-so-good sweet corn.) Last night Robin and I had what may have been the ...

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Sense of place

(Today's post is not humorous, so set the dial in your brain accordingly. It is a little deeper, and more heartfelt than usual. Bu...

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Is it Tuesday or Farmer's Market day?

(What the heck day of the week is it?) When I worked at the university, it was not a problem remembering what day of the week it was. I ha...

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