Ocean

I just can’t get enough of that book ( The Substance of Style , see post below). It’s not that I need validation for the important things th...

The answer is Poland . The remaining countries all have strict laws prohibiting smoking in public places. (Admittedly, they are the only EU...

People can get carried away with their clean-up projects. They can spend hours sorting through files, getting rid of dated texts, dusting, ...

If a person gets up at 5:30 in the morning and quickly runs through the handful of sites that are standard reading material, then logs on to...

There is a reason why this house is prone to icicles and I wont delve into the details, but I do want to note that if ever I feel inclined t...

See what I mean? 

...and if you still remain unscathed, I can drop one of these little guys inside your shirt for that nice trickle of cold ice down your back...

The debate about bloggers’ rights continues. Read about the conflict between the employer who doesn’t like being publicly discussed in an em...

It’s important to understand that life is not all about laughter. Witty and clever exchanges, tease and banter – these are mere chocolate sp...

Asian temple? No! The perfect stool.  

I blogged about him a while back, noting that when I saw him last year, he bore a remarkable resemblance to Omar Sharif (I posted a photo ...

For one thing, he inherits a Polish mother-in-law. Oftentimes here at Ocean , you get to read about Poland as it is described to you by ...

An emailer thought the philosophers’ quiz I linked to earlier today was tame and he wrote to tell me that any hopes of finding questions abo...

…You’re just too dismal over there in Public Radio land. I gave you another chance this afternoon. I am dragging here today and I expect hel...

Don’t think that I didn’t appreciate the music selection on Public Radio this morning. Especially Chopin’s Sonata no. 2, third movement (“th...

I often think people have an intersting view of Madisonians. No, more: I think we have a skewed impression of ourselves. They think, we thin...

The thing about living in Madison is that when you’re in need of a boost, you can go have a bowl of mussels for lunch at the Marigold Kitche...

In a warm broth, with garlic toast. 

[UPDATE to the paragraph below: In answer to the Q about the general quality of singing at the Kid – it is quite high. Rare is the bird who’...

Early morning mist, cold temperatures, backyard pines. And I don’t even have to leave the bedroom to enjoy it all. ...