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Essays
Introducing Greta
Our family has an odd habit of naming inanimate objects. Not everything, of course, but things that constitute major purchases tend to...
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Aug 31, 20212 min read
Reflections on a Year Gone Awry
There was so much I was going to do in 2020. Once-in-a-lifetime things, like attending the Passionspiele in Oberammergau, or watching my...
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Jan 21, 20215 min read
Chicken
“There are old mushroom hunters, and there are bold mushroom hunters, but there are no old, bold mushroom hunters.” So goes the old...
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Sep 1, 20203 min read
Survivor
I am a COVID survivor. My college kid came home for her Spring Break in March, just when the first of the quarantines was going into...
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Jun 16, 20206 min read
Stress Baking II: Pane francese
Having sung the praises of Peter Reinhart, I now need to give credit to Ciril Hitz . My sister Susan gave me a copy of his Baking Artisan...
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May 1, 20203 min read
Assuming the Best in Others
When I worked at a large Madison law firm as a newbie lawyer, I was fortunate to have a kind, compassionate mentor. One of the things...
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Apr 22, 20203 min read
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