As we all sit down today for the typical Thanksgiving meal, this article in the New York Times reminds us of how much our food sources have changed over the centuries.

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The one good thing about battling the flu at home is that it opens up huge swaths of time for reading. When you can do next to nothing, when you feel like the outside world is distant and it’s just you and your germs, that’s the perfect time to tackle a book.
I’d started reading Helen [...]

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As a Browns fan, one word sums up yesterday’s performance; pathetic. But one man’s pathetic is another’s opportunity. The Houston Chronicle breaks down the game for Texans fans. But this really made me laugh:
The Texans beat Cincinnati and Cleveland by a combined 51-12 without allowing either to score a touchdown — six points each. The Texans gave up an average of [...]

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Today is my family’s patron saint day (or “slava” in Serbian), hence the icon of St. Archangel Michael above. The story is that during the period of the Serbs’ conversion to Christianity from about the 900s to 1200 or so, as each tribe or clan was converted they accepted a particular saint to be their [...]

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Last I checked, I have about a dozen or so subscriptions to various print and online publications. The problem is finding the time to devote to a careful (and carefree, as in unhurried) reading of each one of these great magazines and newspapers.
The other day I had a very leisurely lunch at one of my [...]

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I had the day off from teaching today so I spent a good part of the day cleaning out leaf-choked gutters, raking leaves, and tending to the compost pile behind the garage. That’s where I snapped these pics of my resident squirrel-friend sitting atop the compost pile and snacking on some unsalted roasted peanuts.

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I have to admit that for a few days after the election last week, I was somewhat stunned, and so resorted to just taking in the historic moment. Which explains why I haven’t posted anything in almost a week.
But now that President-Elect Obama has named Rahm Emanuel as his chief of staff and the speculation [...]

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Just like that, America has elected its first (literally) African-American president. Even the rest of the world is celebrating this momentous history-making event.
I’ve got a little something to say about it in this month’s Northern Ohio Live magazine. Check it out.

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I know I am. And then, I’ll be watching the returns at the charming and boisterous Literary Cafe in Tremont this evening. Bring something for the potluck and celebrate the end of perhaps the longest presidential race in American history.

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