Monthly Archives: November 2008
Jury Duty, Part II: Never defend yourself
Why the defendant chose to represent himself I cannot say. I can say that we jurors, the judge and the prosecutor sincerely wished he hadn’t. We tried to follow him as he rambled through faulty logic, sometimes seeming to argue … Continue reading
Jury Duty, Part I: Truth is stranger than fiction
I just finished being a juror on a criminal trial. Sexual assault on an eight-year-old girl. By her mother’s boyfriend. Who elected to represent himself at trial. Which, among other bizarre results, meant the little girl (now 11) had to … Continue reading
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Here’s a Home for Your Family Recipes
As we head into the holiday cooking season, I wanted to pass along a really nifty idea. You know the recipe for your mother’s cheese ball that you have written down on a Post-It note? And that faded and stained … Continue reading
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All for the love of tomatoes
A few weeks ago my neighbors and I tried our hands at canning for the first time. We were spurred on by the incredible tomatoes I enjoyed all summer from my Consumer Supported Agriculture account with Harvest Valley Farms. Oh … Continue reading
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Who (the *&$%) am I?
My friend Cindy Closkey and her Brilliant Mistakes led me to this little Mad-Men Era quiz: “Are You A Jackie or a Marilyn? Or Someone Else?” Being a fan of the show, I naturally wanted to find out who I … Continue reading
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