I spent the last 48 hours in the tiny town of Newton, New Jersey, reconnecting with old high school friends. It was a plan hatched earlier this last spring, at the funeral of my friend Dan’s mother. A few of us, if I remember correctly, were lamenting the fact that we didn’t see more of […]
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Reconnecting with old friends over tropical fruit, cheap beer and embarrassing stories of youth
Posted in Mark's Life, OCD, Uncategorized Also tagged cliques, Dan Richardson, high school, New Jersey, Newton, Newton High School, reunions, The Big Chill, Tropical Fruit Day, young Mark 6 Comments
I wonder what restaurant I was reviewing…
I’ve spent the past two days de-cluttering house. This morning has been spent going through the scribble-filled scraps of paper that have been accumulating on my desk these past several years. I found this one particularly interesting. I think it must be a review for a restaurant, but I’m not sure which one, or, for […]
Posted in Local Business, Mark's Life Also tagged execrable things that Mark has written, found stuff, magical creatures, notes, restaurant reviews, restaurants, reviews 6 Comments
On the movie Stage Door, and buying stuff through my Amazon store
I bought a movie on a whim through Amazon the other day. I’d never seen it before, but, from what I could tell, it seemed like the kind of thing that I’d like. Among other things, the cast included a number of actresses that I happen to be quite fond of, including Katharine Hepburn, Lucille […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Mark's Life Also tagged Adolphe Menjou, Amazon, Andre, Andrea Leeds, Aunt Agatha's, butchering, chicken, Cornelia Bullock, Cross Street Books, e-commerce, Facts of Life, fast talking dames, Film, Footlights Club, Gail Patrick, Ginger Rogers, Gone with the Wind, good design, Katharine Hepburn, lamb, local, movie reviews, Murph, My Man Godfrey, Olivia de Havilland, screwball comedy, shameless self-promotion, Stage Door, the future of this site 10 Comments